Cumberland County
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Cumberland County may refer to:
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In Australia:
- Cumberland County, New South WalesCumberland County, New South WalesCumberland County is a county in the State of New South Wales, Australia. Most of the Sydney metropolitan area is located within the County of Cumberland....
, the original county of the colony - the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, Australia
In England:
- CumberlandCumberlandCumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
, one of the 39 historic counties of England, amalgamated with Westmorland and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire to form Cumbria in 1974
In Canada:
- Cumberland County, Nova ScotiaCumberland County, Nova ScotiaCumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beauséjour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George II, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, victor at...
In the United States:
- Cumberland County, Illinois
- Cumberland County, KentuckyCumberland County, KentuckyCumberland County is a county located in the state of Kentucky in the United States. It was formed in 1799. As of 2000, the population was 7,147. Its county seat is Burkesville, Kentucky...
- Cumberland County, MaineCumberland County, MaineCumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 281,674. Its county seat is Portland, and is the most populous of the sixteen Maine counties, as well as the most affluent. Cumberland County has the deepest and second largest body of water in the...
- Cumberland County, New JerseyCumberland County, New JerseyCumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population is 156,898. Its county seat is Bridgeton. Cumberland County is named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland....
- Cumberland County, North CarolinaCumberland County, North Carolina-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 302,963 people, 107,358 households, and 77,619 families residing in the county. The population density was 464 people per square mile . There were 118,425 housing units at an average density of 181 per square mile...
- Cumberland County, PennsylvaniaCumberland County, PennsylvaniaCumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 235,406.-History:...
- Cumberland County, Tennessee
- Cumberland County, VirginiaCumberland County, VirginiaAs of the census of 2000, there were 9,017 people, 3,528 households, and 2,487 families residing in the county. The population density was 30 people per square mile . There were 4,085 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...
- Cumberland County, New YorkCumberland County, New YorkCumberland County, New York was a county in the Province of New York that became part of the state of Vermont. It was divided out of Albany County in New York in 1766, but eventually became part of Vermont in 1777...
, a historical county in the Province of New York that later became part of Vermont - Cumberland County, Republic of VermontCumberland County, Republic of VermontCumberland County, Republic of Vermont was a short-lived county in Vermont, comprising two counties which seceded from New York in 1777: Cumberland County and Gloucester County. In 1781, this county was broken up into three counties in Vermont and one that eventually became part of New...
, a short-lived county in Vermont, comprising territory obtained from New York in 1777