Changes: Thames County, Almina

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Thames County, Almina

Seat	Thames
Largest city	Thames
Founded	1800s

Thames County is one of Almina's 79 counties. Its name is pronounced by locals as it is spelled, and not like the river in England. Its county seat is Thames.

History

Thames County was founded in the 1800s, and the city of Thames became its county seat. In 1897, a county resident named Joseph Haucham was arrested after allegedly tainting the waters of the Matheen River with large amounts of pollution. He was released in 1901. A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred near the town of New Picochatt in 1912. In November of that year, the New Picochatt Fault was discovered.

Geography

Thames County is located in North-Central Almina.

Adjacent counties

Burker County (south)
Roberts County (south)
Forrestt County (east)
Trenton County (east)
Robertson County (north)
Ryans County (west)

Major routes

State Route 61
State Route 49
State Route 361
State Route 862

Demographics

Thames County had a population of about 83,445 during the last census. Eighty percent of the county's population were born in Dragoonasag. About 99 percent of the population can speak English, ans 10 percent can speak a second language.

Communities

New Picochatt
Thames

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 ===Major routes===
-* State Route 61
+* [[Almina State Route 61|State Route 61]]
 * State Route 49
 * State Route 361
 * State Route 862
 ==Demographics==
 Thames County had a population of about 83,445 during the last [[Wikipedia:Census|census]]. Eighty percent of the county's population were born in [[Dragoonasag]]. About 99 percent of the population can speak English, ans 10 percent can speak a second language.