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Half of Wisconsin high schoolers reported feeling anxious, a third depressed and a fifth self-harming, according to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2021,
Antigo, a town of about 8,000 and the county seat of Langlade County, is no different.
—Rebecca Loroff, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Marshall is the county seat of Calhoun County, where the 44th House District is located.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
The authorities have not revealed any motive for the shooting, which has baffled the county seat of Whitesburg, a small town in the mountains of eastern Kentucky.
—Kendra Sanchez, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Whitesburg is a town of around 1,700 and the county seat for Letcher County.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1803, in the meaning defined above
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“County seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20seat. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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county seat
noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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