One could say the same about cities and counties, except in LA, where they call them parishes, or AK, where they call them boroughs. But I don't expect that ch

One could say the same about cities and counties, except in LA, where they call them parishes, or AK, where they call them boroughs. But I don't expect that change anytime soon. It was after all the states who gave up some of their sovereign powers to form a federal system after breaking free of British rule.