Changes to Counties or County Equivalent Entities: 2010s
New Counties or County Equivalent Entities
- Chugach Census Area, Alaska (02-063):
Created from part of former Valdez-Cordova Census Area (02-261) effective January 02, 2019.
- Copper River Census Area, Alaska (02-066):
Created from part of former Valdez-Cordova Census Area (02-261) effective January 02, 2019.
- Petersburg Borough, Alaska (02-195):
Created from part of former Petersburg Census Area (02-195) and part of Hoonah-Angoon Census Area (02-105) effective January 3, 2013; estimated population 3,203.
Deleted Counties or County Equivalent Entities
- Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska (02-261):
Split to form Chugach Census Area (02-063) and Copper River Census Area (02-066) effective January 02, 2019.
- Bedford (independent) city, Virginia (51-515):
Changed to town status and added to Bedford County (51-019) effective July 1, 2013.
Name and/or Code Changes or Corrections for Counties or County Equivalent Entities
- Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska (02-158)
Changed name and code from Wade Hampton Census Area (02-270) effective July 1, 2015.
- Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska (02-270)
Changed name and code to Kusilvak Census Area (02-158) effective July 1, 2015.
- LaSalle Parish, Louisiana (22-059)
Name corrected from La Salle Parish (removing space) reported as of January 1, 2011.
- Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota (46-102)
Changed name and code from Shannon County (46-113) effective May 1, 2015.
- Shannon County, South Dakota (46-113)
Changed name and code to Oglala Lakota County (46-102) effective May 1, 2015.
Substantial County or County Equivalent Boundary Changes
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska (02-105):
Part taken to create new Petersburg Borough (02-195) effective January 3, 2013; estimated detached population: 1
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska (02-198):
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (02-198) added part of the former Petersburg Census Area (02-195) effective January 3, 2013; estimated added population 613.
- Bedford County, Virginia (51-019):
Added the former independent city of Bedford (51-515) effective July 1, 2013; estimated net added population 6,222.