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CuttingTheMustard t1_jbzfw58 wrote

Reply to comment by Master_of_Rivendell in [OC] Bank Failures by US State since 2000 by pm_me_jupiter_photos

And then you consider Alaska, which is more than twice the size with only 29 counties or California which is 3/5th the size with only 58 counties.

Lots of interesting decisions were made when subdividing our states.

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HobbitFoot t1_jbzjawe wrote

Also, Alaska merged the municipal and county functions into boroughs.

Also also, Alaska has land that doesn't belong to any borough but is unincorporated, which makes Alaska the only state to have land within its state that isn't in a county.

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WartyBalls4060 t1_jc0dllv wrote

Who handles LE in the unincorporated areas? State Troopers?

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HobbitFoot t1_jc1w2e2 wrote

State Troopers. This is starting to become a political issue as some communities are now populated enough to become their own borough, but are choosing to stay unincorporated for tax reasons.

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