Maxwell Courtney, a native of Tallahassee, is the first African-American undergraduate student admitted to Florida State University. Courtney was also the first African-American student to graduate from Florida State University.
Counties: As of 2013, the United States has 3,007 counties and 137 county equivalents for a total of 3,144 counties and county equivalents. Source: http://www.census.gov/popest/dat... According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 19,354 incorporated places in the United States.
See also: List of United States counties and county equivalents. There are 102 counties in the state of Illinois. Most counties in Illinois were named after early American leaders, especially of the American Revolutionary War, as well as soldiers from the Battle of Tippecanoe and the War of 1812.