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36-409: The Powell Bridge consists of a 140’ 8-panel pin-connected Pratt through truss main span of wrought iron with a square arch and 70’ 4-panel pin-connected Pratt pony truss approach span, which equals a total bridge length of more than 210 feet. It was constructed to have a 12’ wide roadway. The substructure includes concrete abutments, wing walls and a pier cap reinforced with steel plate. The floor/decking

72-526: A Superior Court and Sheriff (as an officer of the court ), both located in a designated "shire town". Bennington County, Vermont has two shire towns; the court for "North Shire" is in the shire town Manchester , and the Sheriff for the county and court for "South Shire" are in the shire town Bennington. In 2024, Connecticut , which had not defined their counties for anything but statistical, historical and weather warning purposes since 1960, along with ending

108-410: A county seat may be an independent city surrounded by, but not part of, the county of which it is the administrative center; for example, Fairfax City is both the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia and completely surrounded by Fairfax County, but the city is politically independent of the county. When the county seat is in the independent city, government offices such as the courthouse may be in

144-646: A county was the magistrate , who oversaw both the day-to-day operations of the county as well as civil and criminal cases. The current number of counties mostly resembled that of the later years of the Qing dynasty . Changes of location and names of counties in Chinese history have been a major field of research in Chinese historical geography, especially from the 1960s to the 1980s. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of

180-509: A male householder with no wife present, and 32.0% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.17. The median age in the city was 34.3 years. 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 22.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

216-530: A pedestrian bridge. Since attaining ownership of the bridge in April 2014, the Powell Historical Preservation Society has been active in the bridges restoration and upkeep. This has included replacing damaged decking and making additions to it to enhance its appeal to pedestrians. Future plans include adding seating, flower planters and child proofing. Anderson, Missouri Anderson

252-568: A total of 2,851 county-level divisions. In Taiwan , the first counties were first established in 1661 by the Kingdom of Tungning . The later ruler Qing empire inherited this type of administrative divisions. With the increase of Han Chinese population in Taiwan, the number of counties also grew by time. By the end of Qing era, there were 11 counties in Taiwan. Protestant missionaries in China first romanized

288-466: Is a city in McDonald County , Missouri , United States. The population was 1,981 at the 2020 census . A post office called Anderson has been in operation since 1886. The community has the name of Robert Anderson, a local merchant. Anderson is in west-central McDonald County on Indian Creek at the intersection of Missouri Routes 59 and 76 and U.S. Route 71 . Interstate 49 passes just to

324-593: Is a section of Middle Township , an incorporated municipality. In some states, often those that were among the original Thirteen Colonies , county seats include or formerly included "Court House" as part of their name, such as Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia . Most counties have only one county seat. However, some counties in Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Iowa , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Mississippi , Missouri , New Hampshire , New York , and Vermont have two or more county seats, usually located on opposite sides of

360-508: Is the Mustang. County seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government , or capital city of a county or civil parish . The term is in use in five countries: Canada , China , Hungary , Romania , and the United States . An equivalent term, shire town , is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions. In Canada ,

396-630: Is timber deck over steel stringers. The bridge has both a through and a pony configuration. Traffic travels through the Pratt truss of the superstructure which is cross-braced above and below the traffic and also through the pony truss, which are parallel superstructures which are not cross-braced at the top. It is one of only two bridges of this style built in McDonald County, the other was constructed in Anderson, Missouri and has since been demolished. Prior to

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432-723: The People's Republic of China . Xian have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty . The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized the counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under the Eastern Han dynasty , the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when

468-539: The Sui dynasty abolished the commandery level (郡 jùn), which was the level just above counties, and demoted some commanderies to counties. In Imperial China, the county was a significant administrative unit because it marked the lowest level of the imperial bureaucratic structure; in other words, it was the lowest level that the government reached. Government below the county level was often undertaken through informal non-bureaucratic means, varying between dynasties. The head of

504-460: The United States , a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government is known as the seat of its county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in

540-411: The provinces of Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below the provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in

576-402: The average family size was 3.05. In the city the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males. The median income for a household in the city

612-564: The city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,856 people, 712 households, and 462 families living in the city. The population density was 965.4 inhabitants per square mile (372.7/km ). There were 781 housing units at an average density of 406.2 per square mile (156.8/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 90.68% White , 0.59% African American , 3.50% Native American , 0.16% Asian , 0.11% Pacific Islander , 1.94% from other races , and 3.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of

648-443: The city was 85.8% White , 0.4% African American , 4.8% Native American , 0.6% Asian , 0.5% Pacific Islander , 4.9% from other races , and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.7% of the population. There were 715 households, of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had

684-603: The construction of the bridge, most of those crossing the creek in this vicinity crossed at the Bentonville Hollow Ford, near the current location of the bridge. But the use of a ford was unreliable, as during high water it was impassable. So in June 1913, R.H. Buck initiated a petition for a bridge to be built over the creek to the McDonald County Courthouse. The Court accepted the petition and ordered W. Mose Lett,

720-488: The county seat is the entire county. Ellicott City , the county seat of Howard County, Maryland , is the largest unincorporated county seat in the United States, followed by Towson , the county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland . Likewise, some county seats may not be incorporated in their own right, but are located within incorporated municipalities. For example, Cape May Court House, New Jersey , though unincorporated,

756-491: The county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted in other parts of the county, especially if it is geographically large. A county seat is usually an incorporated municipality . The exceptions include the county seats of counties that have no incorporated municipalities within their borders, such as Arlington County, Virginia , where

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792-458: The county surveyor and also a Powell resident, to seek out a site for the bridge near the ford, of the Powell community. As the ex-official county highway engineer, the county court also requested Lett to prepare the plans and specifications and advertise for bids for the bridge. The East St. Louis Bridge Co. bid $ 2,240 for the superstructure of the bridge and Fred L. Appleby of Kansas City bid $ 1,290 for

828-420: The county. Examples include Harrison County, Mississippi , which has both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats, and Hinds County, Mississippi , which has both Raymond and the state capital of Jackson . The practice of multiple county seat towns dates from the days when travel was difficult. There have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement, since a county seat is a source of civic pride for

864-455: The east of the city, with access from Exit 10 (MO 76). Neosho is 16 miles (26 km) to the north, and Bentonville, Arkansas , is 26 miles (42 km) to the southeast. Pineville , the McDonald county seat , is 6 miles (10 km) to the south. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , Anderson has a total area of 2.27 square miles (5.88 km ), all land. Indian Creek, which forms part of

900-611: The independent city under an agreement, such as in Albemarle , or may in be enclaves of the county surrounded by the independent city, such as in Fairfax . Others, such as Prince William , have the courthouse in an enclave surrounded by the independent city and have the county government, the Board of Supervisors, in a different part of the county, far from the county seat. The following counties have their county seat in an independent city: Bedford

936-407: The population. There were 712 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and

972-597: The southern boundary of the city, flows generally southward to join the Elk River , which in turn flows west to the Neosho River in Oklahoma . As of the census of 2010, there were 1,961 people, 715 households, and 486 families living in the city. The population density was 951.9 inhabitants per square mile (367.5/km ). There were 843 housing units at an average density of 409.2 per square mile (158.0/km ). The racial makeup of

1008-764: The state's area, has no borough government or borough seat. One borough, the Lake and Peninsula Borough , has its borough seat located in another borough, namely King Salmon in Bristol Bay Borough . In Louisiana , which is divided into parishes rather than counties, county seats are referred to as "parish seats". In New England , counties have served mainly as dividing lines for the states' judicial systems. Rhode Island has no county level of government and thus no county seats, and Massachusetts has dissolved many but not all of its county governments. In Vermont , Massachusetts , and Maine county government consists only of

1044-479: The substructure. After wood fills and grading expenses, the total price of the Powell Bridge was $ 4,000.00, the total amount of available funds the county had allotted for the project. Construction of the bridge took place over approximately one year, from 1914-1915. Appleby built the massive concrete pier and concrete abutments with wing walls. Lett, the engineer, was on site to supervise the construction. Local labor

1080-570: The term as hien . When Taiwan became a Japanese colony in 1895, the hierarchy of divisions also incorporated into the Japanese system in the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. By September 1945, Taiwan was divided into 8 prefectures ( 州 and 廳 ), which remained after the Republic of China took over. There are 13 county seats in Taiwan, which function as county-administered cities , urban townships , or rural townships . In most of

1116-416: The time of its construction, the traffic on the bridge was largely limited to buggies, wagons, horses and pedestrian, but in the intervening near century of use modes of transportation changed and while it remained in good condition, the structural limitations of the one lane bridge precluded modern agricultural equipment use and the heavier trucks built today, including emergency vehicles. As a 3-ton load limit

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1152-416: The towns involved, along with providing employment opportunities. There are 33 counties with multiple county seats in 11 states: Alaska is divided into boroughs rather than counties; the county seat in these case is referred to as the "borough seat"; this includes six consolidated city-borough governments (one of which is styled as a "municipality"). The Unorganized Borough, Alaska , which covers 49% of

1188-607: The use of county seats in particular, will fully transition with the permission of the United States Census Bureau to a system of councils of government for the purposes of boundary definition and as county equivalents. Two counties in South Dakota , Oglala Lakota and Todd , have their county seat and government services centered in a neighboring county. Their county-level services are provided by Fall River County and Tripp County , respectively. In Virginia ,

1224-401: Was $ 23,966, and the median income for a family was $ 31,406. Males had a median income of $ 24,018 versus $ 17,679 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 12,967. About 21.5% of families and 25.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 35.8% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over. Anderson is home to McDonald County High School. The school mascot

1260-409: Was posted for the bridge. As the need for a new bridge became evident, the Powell Bridge was slated for demolition, but a group of residents formed a not-for-profit organization and petitioned the county commissioners to save it. This proved successful and the county built a new bridge alongside it and gave ownership of the old Powell Bridge to the Powell Historical Preservation Society for adapting it as

1296-410: Was readily available, as were materials. Sycamore logs were cut and hauled to the bridge site by wagon and a team of horses to use for scaffolding. The local in charge of sawing the logs, a Mr. Cowan, donated every other load of logs. Once completed, the bridge provided a replacement for several low-water crossings in the area around Powell and helped the community thrive for the next several decades. At

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