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Title: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: mapman1071 on May 19, 2010, 08:34:40 PM
Other then Peoria, AZ (Maricopa & Yavapai Counties) & Queen Creek, AZ (Maricopa & Pinal Counties) 
What other city's have boundarys in 2 or more county's

City-County (Example New York City 5 Counties do not count..
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: allniter89 on May 19, 2010, 08:46:06 PM

Milford, DE, Kent & Sussex Cos.
Marydel, Kent Co, DE & Caroline Co, MD
Delmar, Sussex Co, DE & Wicomico Co, MD
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: mapman1071 on May 19, 2010, 09:00:44 PM
Quote from: allniter89 on May 19, 2010, 08:46:06 PM
Texarkana, Bowie Co, Tx & Miller Co, AR
Milford, DE, Kent & Sussex Cos.
Marydel, Kent Co, DE & Caroline Co, MD
Delmar, Sussex Co, DE & Wicomico Co, MD
Texarkana is 2 Separate cities
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: corco on May 19, 2010, 09:22:08 PM
Lloydminster AB/SK straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan border and is one political entity- that's possibly the only instance of one town straddling a state/provincial line. Bristol is two towns too, I believe.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: allniter89 on May 19, 2010, 09:42:13 PM
Quote from: mapman1071 on May 19, 2010, 09:00:44 PM
Quote from: allniter89 on May 19, 2010, 08:46:06 PM
Texarkana, Bowie Co, Tx & Miller Co, AR
Milford, DE, Kent & Sussex Cos.
Marydel, Kent Co, DE & Caroline Co, MD
Delmar, Sussex Co, DE & Wicomico Co, MD
Texarkana is 2 Separate cities
I stand corrected. Omission is complete.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: huskeroadgeek on May 19, 2010, 09:53:13 PM
Kansas City, MO is in 3 different counties-Clay, Jackson & Platte. Joplin, MO is in 2-Jasper & Newton. In my home state of Nebraska, the small town of Emerson(pop. 817) is in 3 different counties-Dakota, Dixon & Thurston. There are others-these are ones that come off the top of my head.
Broomfield, CO used to be in 4 different counties-Adams, Boulder, Jefferson & Weld, but because of the confusion of being in 4 different counties, they split off in 2001 and formed their own county.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: mapman on May 20, 2010, 01:49:56 AM
California law doesn't allow a city to be in more than one county.   :no:
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: SP Cook on May 20, 2010, 07:07:44 AM
West Virginia has 4.

95% of Huntington is in Cabell County, of which it is the county seat.  However 5% of it is in Wayne.
99% of Wheeling is in Ohio County, of which it is the county seat.  However 1% is in Marshall.
Nitro (and yes it was named for the explosive, made there during WWI) is split about evenly between Kanawha and Putnam.
Weirton is split about evenly Brooke and Hancock. 

BTW, Bluefield, Mercer County, WV and Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, are seperate political entities and neither existed at the time of Virginia's seperation in 1863 and thus have always been seperate.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: dfilpus on May 20, 2010, 09:15:00 AM
North Carolina towns cross county lines at will. Chapel Hill extends into Durham County. Durham extends into Orange and Wake Counties. Mebane is split between Alamance and Orange Counties. There are a lot more.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: Brandon on May 20, 2010, 11:03:06 AM
In more than one county?  Municipalities (cities and villages) cross county lines at will from Chicago at one end of the scale (Cook and DuPage) to Streator at the other (LaSalle and Livingston) and anywhere from two counties to four counties (yes, Aurora, I'm looking at you! Kane, DuPage, Kendall, and Will).  Simply put, the number is too much for the bandwidth here.

Illinois municipal boundaries are only limited by the following:
1. Surrounding municipalities.  A municipality can become landlocked by other municipalities.
2. Boundary agreements with surrounding municipalities in unincorporated areas.
3. As much land as a municipality can annex up to the state line.
4. Property owners who wish not to annexed and are large enough (or have a big enough group) to avoid forced annexation.
That's it.

(Added as an afterthought)

Municipalities can annex through forest preserves, but cannot annex the forest preserve itself.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: elsmere241 on May 20, 2010, 11:12:03 AM
Quote from: allniter89 on May 19, 2010, 08:46:06 PM

Milford, DE, Kent & Sussex Cos.
Marydel, Kent Co, DE & Caroline Co, MD
Delmar, Sussex Co, DE & Wicomico Co, MD

Delmar is two entities, though they share some facilities and services.
Marydel isn't incorporated in Delaware, I don't know about Maryland.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: Hot Rod Hootenanny on May 20, 2010, 12:00:37 PM
Columbus's encorporation line has drifted beyond Franklin Co to include parts of neighboring Delaware and Fairfield Counties. The suburbs of Dublin, Westerville, and Reynoldsburg are multiple counties as well.
Title: Re: Cities and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: tmthyvs on May 20, 2010, 05:36:14 PM
Aurora, CO (Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas)
Littleton, CO (Arapahoe, Douglas, Jefferson)

and probably a couple more further north.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: njroadhorse on May 20, 2010, 06:19:02 PM
Telford, PA is located in both Bucks and Montgomery Counties.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: golden eagle on May 20, 2010, 08:47:48 PM
Jackson is in three counties. Most of it is in Hinds County. The very northern tip is in Madison County and the airport (which is city property) is in Rankin.

Most of Hattiesburg is in Forrest County, while the western part is in Lamar.

Atlanta is in Fulton and Dekalb County.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: Revive 755 on May 21, 2010, 12:39:10 AM
Pacific, MO crossing into St. Louis County.

If memory serves, the city of St. Charles, MO, tried to annex the Earth City area in St. Louis County within the last 20 years, but was unsuccessful.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: national highway 1 on May 21, 2010, 02:38:05 AM
Carlingford, NSW is in three council areas, Hornsby, The Hills & Parramatta
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: Bryant5493 on May 21, 2010, 11:19:55 AM
Georgia cities:

College Park's in Fulton and Clayton counties.
Buford's in Gwinnett and Hall counties.
Loganville's in Gwinnett and Walton counties.
Social Circle's in Newton and Walton counties.
Mansfield's in Newton and Jasper counties.
Braselton's in Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, and Jackson counties.


Be well,

Bryant
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: mgk920 on May 21, 2010, 09:55:59 PM
Quote from: Brandon on May 20, 2010, 11:03:06 AM
In more than one county?  Municipalities (cities and villages) cross county lines at will from Chicago at one end of the scale (Cook and DuPage) to Streator at the other (LaSalle and Livingston) and anywhere from two counties to four counties (yes, Aurora, I'm looking at you! Kane, DuPage, Kendall, and Will).  Simply put, the number is too much for the bandwidth here.

Barrington Hills, IL is also in four counties (Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry).

In Wisconsin, Appleton is in three counties (Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago).  Several other Wisconsin munis are also in three counties (ie, Milwaukee, Pulaski, Wisconsin Dells, etc).

Mike
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: golden eagle on May 21, 2010, 10:03:45 PM
Quote from: Bryant5493 on May 21, 2010, 11:19:55 AM
Georgia cities:

Buford's in Gwinnett and Hall counties.
Loganville's in Gwinnett and Walton counties.

Georgia's a big offender of this. I didn't know Buford was in two counties. I forgot about Loganville. I know someone who lives in Grayson and I remember having to go to Wal-Mart in Loganville and saw the sign for Walton County.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Duluth in two counties? I should know it since I used to live there. I used to work off Medlock Bridge in Fulton County and it had a Duluth address.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: US71 on May 21, 2010, 11:02:55 PM
Springdale, AR.

Mostly in Washington County, but some is in Benton County
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: bugo on May 21, 2010, 11:28:57 PM
Tulsa is in 4 counties (Tulsa, Wagoner, Osage, and Rogers.)
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: Bryant5493 on May 22, 2010, 12:56:22 AM
Quote from: golden eagle on May 21, 2010, 10:03:45 PM
Georgia's a big offender of this. I didn't know Buford was in two counties. I forgot about Loganville. I know someone who lives in Grayson and I remember having to go to Wal-Mart in Loganville and saw the sign for Walton County.

Yeah, with annexation, it gets very crazy.

Looked up Buford awhile back on wikipedia, because I was putting together a YouTube video of Buford Highway (S.R. 13). Additionally, I used Gwinnett and Hall's GIS mapping systems. And, yeah, that Wal*Mart's right on the Gwinnett-Walton line.

Quote from: golden eagle on May 21, 2010, 10:03:45 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Duluth in two counties? I should know it since I used to live there. I used to work off Medlock Bridge in Fulton County and it had a Duluth address.

Duluth is just in Gwinnett. The portion in Fulton is unincorporated Duluth. It's just Duluth because it falls into that zip code, which the Post Office uses to deliver mail.

Addendum: The portion off of Medlock Bridge Road in Fulton County that has/had the Duluth address is now the City of Johns Creek.


Be well,

Bryant
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: burgess87 on May 22, 2010, 01:00:39 PM
The City of Elgin, TX has city limits in Bastrop & Travis counties.  I am unsure at this time whether any portion of Elgin extends into Williamson County.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: njroadhorse on May 22, 2010, 02:11:22 PM
Lots of places around Houston do this too:
- Baytown (Harris and Chambers)
- Friendswood (Harris and Galveston)
- Katy (Harris, Fort Bend, and Waller)
- Pearland (Harris, Fort Bend, and Brazoria)
- League City (Harris and Galveston)

as well as many others in the area.  Heck, even Houston stretches into Fort Bend, Motngomery, and maybe Brazoria counties too.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: jdb1234 on May 22, 2010, 02:25:36 PM
Off the top of my head:

Birmingham (Jefferson and Shelby)
Hoover (Jefferson and Shelby)
Leeds (Jefferson, Shelby, and St Clair)
Winfield (Marion and Fayette)
Glen Allen (Fayette and Marion)
Huntsville (Madison and Limestone)
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: vdeane on May 23, 2010, 11:46:19 AM
NYC is in five counties: New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Queens, Kings (Brooklyn), and Richmond (Staten Island).
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: golden eagle on May 23, 2010, 02:02:08 PM
Quote from: njroadhorse on May 22, 2010, 02:11:22 PM
Lots of places around Houston do this too:
- Baytown (Harris and Chambers)
- Friendswood (Harris and Galveston)
- Katy (Harris, Fort Bend, and Waller)
- Pearland (Harris, Fort Bend, and Brazoria)
- League City (Harris and Galveston)

as well as many others in the area.  Heck, even Houston stretches into Fort Bend, Motngomery, and maybe Brazoria counties too.

It doesn't extend into Brazoria County.

A lot of cities in Texas are in multiple counties. Dallas itself is in at least three (maybe even four) counties. A portion of Ft. Worth that lies below the airport goes into Dallas County. Amarillo, Austin and Abilene are other places that exist in two counties.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: barcncpt44 on May 23, 2010, 02:19:32 PM
more alabama cities
oxford (calhoun and talladega)
boaz (marshall and etowah)
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: golden eagle on May 23, 2010, 02:24:54 PM
Columbus, OH, is multiple counties. I've read a number of years ago that Columbus tends to annex land each year. Is that still the case now?
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: brownpelican on June 02, 2010, 03:54:55 AM
Quote from: huskeroadgeek on May 19, 2010, 09:53:13 PM
Kansas City, MO is in 3 different counties-Clay, Jackson & Platte.

You forgot Cass County.

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Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: huskeroadgeek on June 02, 2010, 04:22:10 AM
Quote from: brownpelican on June 02, 2010, 03:54:55 AM
Quote from: huskeroadgeek on May 19, 2010, 09:53:13 PM
Kansas City, MO is in 3 different counties-Clay, Jackson & Platte.

You forgot Cass County.

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As far as I can tell, the city limits end at the Jackson-Cass County Line. I know it's that way on US 71 because once you cross into Cass County, you are in Belton.
Title: Re: City's and Towns In more Then One County
Post by: mightyace on June 03, 2010, 05:56:37 PM
Spring Hill, TN is in both Maury and Williamson counties.  The bulk of the population is now in Williamson County (better schools) but the government offices are in Maury.  Fortunately, the county sales tax is the same for both Williamson and Maury counties.

Brentwood, TN used to be in Davidson as well as Williamson county.  However, once Davidson county went Metro (unified the city and county government), Brentwood could no longer expand into Davidson County and the expense of sending cops to Metro courts for law enforcement caused Brentwood to cede it's land to Nashville/Davidson county.  (Existing cities at the time of the Metro conversion were not required to unincorporate and become part of Nashville.

Back home, Berwick, PA is mostly in Columbia County but a small part of the borough including the high school is in Luzerne county.