Calaveras County is and always will be my home. Many high school students are eager to leave the county and go and explore the world. A large number of students will not return to Calaveras as it has a number of key issues that keep those from returning. One example is the ruralness of the county. Due to Calaveras feeling as if it is in the middle of nowhere, there is not much to do for a young aspiring adult to partake in. The bustle hustle lifestyle that young people seek is not found within…
Downtown Kansas City. It is part of Johnson County which is a fairly large county. The county itself is drastically different from the KC Metro area because it is known to be a very affluent area, especially the south half of Johnson county. Overland Park itself is one of the highest priced living areas. I chose this location one, because I live here in Overland Park, and two, because I was interested to see what resources are available to this county considering the average income and home…
1. Area: The community in which I live is an urban setting located in Central New York. The City of Utica is located in Oneida County. 2. Demographics: With an estimated 61,332 people in the City of Utica according to the U.S Census Bureau, the city has seen a decrease in residency since the formal census conducted in 2010 (Census Bureau). Even with the estimated decrease in population, the city is home to a multitude of races and ethnicities immigrating to the U.S from various countries…
Tulsa County is situated in the state Oklahoma, United States. Tulsa is the 2nd most populous county in the state. The county is famous for its high-income status. Apart from that, there are lots of more things to make the county perfect for traveling and living as well. Travel to Tulsa County and find out the top attractions ranging from modish nightlife to high-class museums of arts, destinations for family fun, food, shopping and lots more. The Tulsa river park is the most popular spot for…
State and county corrections generally have the same goals in mind; to make sure the community is safe, and to punish any criminals that harm the community. The first major difference between state and county corrections is the jurisdiction they have. County corrections only worry about crime that happen within the county it is in charge of. These crimes are generally small and don’t usually cross the county lines. On the other hand, the state is concerned about crimes that happen across…
Solano County is considered one of the first counties in California (CA), formed in 1850 (Salano County CA, n.d.). (See Figure 1). It is the easternmost county of the North Bay, located approximately 72 kilometers northeast of San Francisco, covering a total of 235,430 hectare (ha), which includes approximately 174, 927 ha of rural land area and approximately 21,807 ha of water area (Salano County CA, n.d.). In 1999, the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) issued a Biological Opinion…
Texas Local Government. They are the County Government, City Government and Special Districts. “The county is the oldest form of local government in America.”(Newell,350) With 254 counties Texas has the largest number of any state. The county was created so the citizens did not have to travel to the capital to take care of any state business they needed. The County Officials are an elected officials chosen by the people of that county. In rural Texas the county is…
and water provision (Kelly & Rivenbark, 2014). Depending on whether the area is unincorporated, the county government provides these services. The municipalities are allowed to enter into agreements with their county to be provided with specific services. There is a sheriff in every county. He or she tends to have jurisdiction with the police departments within the municipals. Both cities and counties may each have legislative branches as well as executive branches. In each of these cases, these…
Floods in Klamath County Subject to three major types of flooding, Klamath County is moderately susceptible to this hazard. One such type of flooding, riverine flooding, occurs when a body of water exceeds its capacity and it overflows its banks. Communities in close proximity to natural waterways, such as Beatty, Chiloquin, and Sprague River, are most susceptible to this type of flooding. A specific type of river flooding, shallow area flooding, can also occur in Klamath County. This type of…
Will County Will County is located in the northern part of the state of Illinois and one of the five collar counties of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. Will County is served by four US Interstate Highways, four US Highways, and twelve Illinois Highways. Four different Metra commuter rail lines (Metra Electric Main Line, Southwest Service, Rock Island District and Heritage Corridor) connect the parts of the county with the Chicago Loop. Naturally, Will County…