Manchester City Council of Manchester or Manchester Corporation. It achieved city status in 1853, only the second such grant since the Reformation. The area included in the city has been increased many times, in 1885 (Bradford, Harpurhey and Rusholme), 1890 (Blackley, Crumpsall, part of Droylsden, Kirkmanshulme, Moston, Newton Heath, Openshaw, and West Gorton), 1903 (Heaton), 1904 (Burnage, Chorlton cum Hardy, Didsbury, and Moss Side), 1909 (Gorton, and Levenshulme), 1931 (Wythenshawe: Baguley, Northenden, and Northen Etchells), and Ringway. A new Town Hall was opened in 1877 (by Alderman Abel Heywood) and the Mayor of Manchester was granted the title of Lord Mayor in 1893.
Districts and sub-districts of the United States Virgin Islands as a county-equivalent. Districts and sub-districts of the United States Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands (pop. 106,405) are administratively divided into 2 districts, which are subdivided into 20 subdistricts. These are further divided into quarters and estates. The districts are: Saint Thomas and Saint John together form a single district, while Saint Croix is a separate district. However for statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau treats each of the three main islands (Saint Thomas, Saint John and Saint Croix) as a separate county equivalent despite the fact that there are only two districts. The U.S. Virgin Islands