How is size of county determined?

Answer 1

Generally population size is the key determinant .Government may also take into consideration the carrying capacity of the available infrastructure like roads,schools.Geographically,counties size may be determined by land ownership quasi-feudal societies like England natural phenomenon like in the case of an island county.


In the Midwest especially, counties were generally designed so that any resident could travel to the county seat via horse and return home in the same day.