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  2. Home rule in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Such a city is called a "general law city" (or a "code city"), which will be managed by a five-member city council. As of January 21, 2020, 125 of California's 478 cities were charter cities. [6] [7] Colorado: Yes Yes Home rule provided for municipalities by constitutional amendment in 1902; for counties in 1970 (more limited than for ...

  3. List of cities and counties in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Contents. List of cities and counties in Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.

  4. List of municipalities in Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    Map of the United States with Louisiana highlighted. Louisiana is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Louisiana is the 25th most populous state with 4,657,757 inhabitants and the 33rd largest by land area spanning 43,203.90 square miles (111,897.6 km 2) of land. [1]

  5. Consolidated city-county - Wikipedia

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    In United States local government, a consolidated city-county (also known as either a city-parish or a consolidated government in Louisiana, depending on the locality, [1] or a unified municipality, unified home rule borough, or city and borough [2] [3] in Alaska) is formed when one or more cities and their surrounding county (parish in Louisiana, borough in Alaska) merge into one unified ...

  6. List of towns in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The newest town and newest former town are Bedford in Bedford County, which ceased to be an independent city in 2013, and St. Charles in Lee County, which disincorporated in 2022. [3] For a complete list of independent cities, see List of cities in Virginia. For major unincorporated population centers, see List of unincorporated communities in ...

  7. List of Louisiana metropolitan areas - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. state of Louisiana has a total of ten metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs); 37 of Louisiana's sixty-four (64) parishes are classified as metropolitan. [1] According to the 2020 United States census, these parishes had a combined population of 3,918,560 (84.1% of the state's population).

  8. Louisiana statistical areas - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. State of Louisiana currently has 25 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, ten metropolitan statistical areas, and nine micropolitan statistical areas in Louisiana. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the New ...

  9. Alexandria, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    Geography and climate. Alexandria is located at 31°17′34″N 92°27′33″W[10] and has an elevation of 75 feet (22.9 m). [11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.0 square miles (69.9 km 2), of which 26.4 square miles (68.4 km 2) is land and 0.6 square mile (1.5 km 2) (2.15%) is water.