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A '''county seat''' is an administrative center, [[seat of government]], or capital city of a [[county]] or [[parish (administrative division)|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|
==Function==
[[File:QACourthouse QueenstownMD.jpg|thumb|The old courthouse in [[Queen Anne's County,
In most of the [[United States]], [[county (United States)|counties]] are the [[administrative division|political subdivisions]] of a [[U.S. state|state]]. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government is known as the '''seat''' of its respective county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in 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.
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