Pennsylvania has townships dating back to the 17th century.
But even in Ohio, not all the state is part of that system (Public Lands Survey System). I understand the area in the northeast, which was at one time claimed by Connecticut, is not part of it.
Here in the Northwest (Oregon and Washington), I’m sure we have it, but only surveyors know or care about it.
Well, if we’re picking nits . . .
Each state and territory of Australia has its own system of land divisions. The systems in use in Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory do not include a division called a “parish”. So parishes are a surveying unit only in some parts of Australia. In about 37% of Australia, if we’re counting.
By area, yes.
On another metric, 80% of the population.
To note that Wales is a principality, which is why there is a Prince of Wales.
Fun fact: “Principality” is also a category of celestial being, right above angels and archangels. IIRC Aziraphale in Good Omens is a principality.
I’m born and raised in the Western Reserve, and I can tell you Cuyahoga County is platted that way all right.
The Western Reserve, including Cuyahoga County, was surveyed into townships that are five miles square, from before the six mile standard was established.
OK, I was close. That should help me remember 5×5.
When Pseudo-Dionysius, or whoever, writes about celestial beings, what are his sources? Or is it supposed to be straight science fiction?
Yeah, I’m going to quibble with this too.
Monaco is a principality because it’s a state, a political structure, at the head of which is a prince. Similarly Leichtenstein is a prinicipality, Luxembourg is a Grand Duchy and Denmark is a kingdom.
But the only reason people say Wales is a principality is because there’s a guy with the title “Prince of Wales”. (Sometimes there is, at any rate. Often there isn’t. There was no Prince of Wales between 1936 and 1958, for example.) Even when there is someone with the title “Prince of Wales”, he has no position or function in the political institutions of Wales, which operate entirely independently of him.
If merely having someone with the title “Prince of Wales” means that Wales is a principality then Westminster is a duchy because there’s a Duke of Westminster, Rugby is a barony because there’s a Baron Rugby, etc.
I think referring to Wales as a principality is just a cutesy thing, pretending that there is some meaningful link between the country of Wales and the eldest son of the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Wales is not a principality in the conventional sense — a state that is held, governed or presided over by a prince.
And they have counties, but no counts, the English title is Earl. And Earls don’t run the counties, the theoretic representative of the (ceremonial) counties is Lord-Lieutenant and they’re aka lieutenancies.
No, here in the Firelands we have nice square townships.