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.
List of counties in New York. See also: List of United States counties and county equivalents. There are 62 counties in the state of New York. The original twelve counties were created immediately after the British takeover of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, although two of these counties have since been abolished.