It abolished the county of Dublin and awarded county status to:

Following them came a flood of settlers who, in 1808, petitioned the State Legislature for county status.

It first achieved county status in 1961, was subsequently disorganized, then established as a county again in 1997.

By the time the Bill was enacted sixty-one boroughs - including a number which had a population below 50,000 - had received county status.

The autonomous county status was approved by the State Council on November 14, 1983.

In May 1997, Tong'an lost its county status and became a district within Xiamen.

Bristol is unusual in having been a city with county status since medieval times.

However, it lost county status in 1974, the year after its 600-year celebrations.

The city was also designated as a county corporate, giving it effective county status.

The districts of Berkshire are unitary authorities, but are not granted county status.