# Name the counties you've taken up residence in **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 17, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765 "2020-11-17T05:06:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/21 "2020-11-17T16:32:21Z")
Monroe County, NY Anne Arundel County, MD Greene County OH Cook County IL NY, NY King County WA Kitsap County WA ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/22 "2020-11-17T16:34:17Z")
Harris County Texas Darke County Ohio Franklin County Ohio Allegheny County Pennsylvania Montgomery County Ohio Oakland Count Michigan Spent the most time (30 years?) in the sticks of Darke County Ohio, population ~30K ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/23 "2020-11-17T16:45:36Z")
California: Solano Yolo San Mateo Alameda Contra Costa Amador Sacramento Oregon: Jackson If I count temporary homes for summer/seasonal jobs, I can add Lake, CA Plumas, CA Nevada, CA Curry, OR ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/24 "2020-11-17T17:16:01Z")
I guess I never really moved around that much. Iredell County, NC (where I was born) Wake County, NC (Mostly college, but I count it since I remained there for a year after college as well) Sacramento County, CA (where I live now) ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/25 "2020-11-17T17:27:10Z")
Davidson, TN Sullivan, TN Watauga, NC Knox, TN Washington, TN Kings, NY NY, NY Montgomery, MD ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/26 "2020-11-17T17:43:28Z")
Montgomery County Ohio Volusia County, Florida Los Angeles County, Ca Ventura County, Ca Placer County, Ca Sacramento County, Ca ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/27 "2020-11-17T17:57:15Z")
Grafton County NH to Belknap County NH back to Grafton County NH ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/28 "2020-11-17T18:46:29Z")
New York, NY Kings, NY Prince William VA Montgomery VA Fairfax VA Johnson KS Jackson MO Fulton GA Gwinnett GA Charles MD Norfolk MA Plymouth MA Not counting stays of \< 6 months. Basically places where I got a drivers license or updated address on drivers license. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/29 "2020-11-17T18:50:59Z")
Shoshone Latah Idaho for both ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/30 "2020-11-17T18:56:12Z")
Registered to vote Ada and Canyon county in ID Lived in while in the army Liberty County GA Geary county KS ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/31 "2020-11-17T19:36:33Z")
Douglas – OR Multnomah – OR Hill – MT ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/32 "2020-11-17T19:42:15Z")
Harris County, TX Brazos County, TX Collin County, TX Dallas County, TX ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/33 "2020-11-17T19:42:48Z")
Voted in: Chester - PA Westchester - NY Providence - RI Not voted in: Washington DC Montgomery - MD Middlesex - NJ Venture - CA ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/34 "2020-11-17T19:56:56Z")
Cuyahoga OH Franklin OH St. Louis MO New York NY Kings NY Bergen NJ Nassau NY Suffolk NY ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/35 "2020-11-17T20:13:36Z")
Only two in which I was officially a resident: Cuyahoga, OH (1959-2001) Tippecanoe, IN (2001-present) Also had mailing addresses in: Norfolk (independent city), VA – college 1977-81 Erie, OH (summer job 1979) ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/36 "2020-11-17T20:26:54Z")
Hennepin County, Minnesota Wright County, Minnesota (for a miserable year) back to Hennepin County, Minnesota To be fair, I’ve only lived in 5 different cities in my 51 years on this planet. If you want to add cabins, add two more cities. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/37 "2020-11-17T20:39:58Z")
Alameda County, California Contra Costa County, California San Francisco County, California Tompkins County, New York New York County, New York Middlesex County, Massachusetts Suffolk County, Massachusetts Oakland County, Michigan Washington, District of Columbia Hmmm…only four states + DC. Seems low to me, but then as a kid I spent quite a bit of time in states I was never technically resident. Many summers in Pennsylvania in particular (Westmoreland County, mostly ). ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/38 "2020-11-17T20:42:32Z")
Suffolk County, NY Schenectady County, NY One summer in Essex County, MA ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/39 "2020-11-17T21:06:44Z")
Philadelphia, PA Delaware, PA New York, NY Champaign, IL Montreal, QC plus stays of over a year in Zurich, CH Fribourg, CH ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765/40 "2020-11-17T21:18:53Z")
Pasco County, FL Morgan County, CO Pinellas County, FL Hillsborough Country, FL Cumberland County, NC Yangju County, Gyeonggi Province [South Korea] Muscogee County, GA Tirschenreuth District, Bavaria [Germany] Vicenza Province, Veneto [Italy] Anchorage Borough, AK Schwandorf District, Bavaria [Germany] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765.md?page=3)