United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

County, Municipal, and Township Governments 295
No. 490. C o u n t y , M u n i c i p a l , a n d T o w n s h i p G o v e r n m e n t s , 1977, a n d T h e i r E s t i m a t e d
P o p u l a t i o n , 1975, b y P o p u l a t i o n - S i z e G r o u p s
[Number of governments as of January 1977; population estimates as of July 1,1975- Township governments include “towns" In
the 6 New England States, New York, and Wisconsin]
C O U N T IE S M U N IC IP A L IT IE S T O W N S H IP S
P O P U L A T I O N -S IZ E G R O U P
Number,
1977
Population, 1975
Number
(1,000)
Number,
1977
Population, 1975
Number
(1,000)
Number,
1977
Population, 1975
Number
(1,000)
Percent
Percent
Percent
Total............................................ 3,042 169,691 100.0 18,862 136,761 100,0 16,822 48,344 100.0
250,000 or more.................................. 137 92,392 48.7 58 41,638 30.4
100.000-249,999................................. 206 32,085 16.9 105 14,896 10.9 1 3 1
50,000-99,999.................................... 336 23,503 12.4 230 16,091 11.8 72 4,799 9.9
25,000-49 999 596 20,976 11.0 514 17,939 13.1 190 6,479 13.4
10,000-24 999 930 16,079 8.5 1,212 19,002 13.9 660 10,185 21.1
5,000-9,999 496 3,758 2.0 1,461 10,299 7.5 870 6,081 12.6
2.500-4,999 I f 2,004 7,040 5.1 1,595 5,505 11.4
1.000-2,499 L 291 897 .4 \ 3,664 5,872 4.3 3,657 5,808 12.0
Less than 1,000.................................. J (. 9,614 3,985 2.9 9,747 3,747 7.8
Source: U.S, Bureau of the Census, C e n s u s o f G o v e rn m e n ts: 1 9 7 7 , vol. 1, No. 1, G o v e rn m e n ta l O rg a n iz a tio n .
No. 4 9 1 . C o u n t y G o v e r n m e n t s — S u m m a r y o f F i n a n c e s , 1 9 7 5 t o 1 9 8 0 , a n d P e r C a p i t a , b y
P o p u l a t i o n - S i z e G r o u p , 1 9 8 0
[Per capita based on population as of April 1, 1960. Covers fiscal years ending between July 1 of preceding year and June 30 of
year stated]
A L L C O U N T IE S ( m il. d o l. ) per capita (dollars), 1980
IT E M
1975 1977 1978 1979 1980
All
counties
Total
(3.044)
Percent
Counties with 1980 population
(In 1,000) of—
Less
than
100
(2,670)1
100-
199.9
(182) ‘
d i s ­
tribution
200-
299.9
(72)1
300
or
more
(120) •
General revenue.................. 32,893 41,441 46,048 50,197 54,573 267.88 100.0 244.73 232.80 241.36 299.52
Intergovernmental
revenue9....,................. 14,755 18,787 20,879 23,891 24,746 121.47 45.3 106.31 106.08 115.24 137.97
From State govt............. 11,842 14,315 15.388 18,097 18,969 93.11 34.8 83.11 75.08 86.98 106.53
From Federal govt......... 2,385 3,741 4,825 4,941 4,948 24.29 9.1 19.63 27.61 24.92 26.68
General revenue
sharing.................... 1,595 1,671 1,721 1,735 1,746 8.57 3.2 10.05 7.33 7.14 8.10
Tax revenue....................... 12,660 15,665 17,435 16,958 18,813 92.35 34.5 78.09 80.58 72.37 109.86
Property...................... . 10,316 12,688 14,017 13,067 14,300 70.19 26.2 60.62 61.02 57.26 82.21
Charges and misc.............. 5,478 6,789 7,735 9,348 11,014 54.06 20.2 60.34 46.13 53.75 51.69
General expenditure........... 32,744 41,282 44,762 49,160 64,297 266.52 100.0 247.65 231.42 237.46 295.54
Capital outlay................. . 4,850 5,063 5,078 5,818 6,505 31.93 12.0 31.94 29.18 25.59 33.90
Other.............................. 27,694 36,219 39,664 43,342 47,792 234.59 86.0 215.69 202.24 211.92 261.54
Public welfare........ ............ 6,169 7,842 8,212 8,009 8,591 42.17 15.8 22.82 31.64 46.39 58.39
Education........................... 5,643 6,634 6,963 7,568 8,412 41.29 15.5 64.71 44.83 24.98 33.66
Highways............................ 3,458 3,649 4,035 4.671 5,227 25.66 9.6 41.62 23.56 17.67 16.08
Hospitals........................... 3,337 4,346 4,754 5,221 5,976 29.33 11.0 32.41 16.51 22.25 31,93
General control.................. 1,986 2,560 2,895 3,121 3,374 16.56 6.2 13.88 14.73 16.73 16.99
Police protection................ 1.450 1,916 2,150 2,396 2,661 13.06 4.9 11.32 12.04 10.93 16.03
Financial administration..... 883 1,092 1,235 1,343 1,621 7.47 2.8 7,91 6.81 6.97 7.41
General public buildings..... 824 933 970 1,069 1,072 5.26 2.0 5.53 5.78 5.13 4.95
Health................................ 1,428 1,967 2,227 2,506 2,606 13.77 5.2 9.96 12.99 16,11 16.33
980 1,244 1,433 1,548 1,759 8.63 3.2 4.08
9.14 12.42
Natural resources.............. 510 558 574 594 687 3.37 1.3 2.89 2.18 1.95 4.33
Parks and recreation......... 741 887 941 984 1,094 5.37 2.0 2.39 3.68 3.74 8.33
Interest o n general debt.... 795 992 1,122 1,275 1,542 7.57 2.8 7.85 5.98 7.36 7.83
Other and unallocable........ 4,541 6,479 7,251 8,867 9,576 47.00 17.6 30.31 44.07 48.06 59.84
Debt outstanding, end
of year.................... ..... 18,935 22,590 24,938 27,952 32,993 161.95 100.0 153.71 150.08 151.59 173.23
Long-term.......................... 17,617 21,367 23,876 26,864 31,543 (N A ) (NA) (NA) (NA) (N A ) (na)
Short-term.......................... 1,318 1,223 1,063 1,066 1,450 (NA) (NA) (NA) (N A ) (N A )
(N A )
N A N o t a v a ila b le . ‘ F ig u re s in p a re n th e s e s r e p re s e n t n u m b e r o f c o u n tie s in e a c h s iz e g ro u p ,
i n c lu d e s o th e r in te rg o v e rn m e n ta l re v e n u e n o t s h o w n s e p a ra te ly .
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, C o u n ty G o v e rn m e n t F in a n c e s , series GF, No. 8, annual.