North Carolina Councils of Governments
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The '''North Carolina Councils of Government''' are voluntary associations of [[county]] and [[municipality|municipal]] governments, established by the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] in [[1972]].
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Originally numbering 18, the 17 current regional associations handle services which are generally more economic to coordinate on a regional, rather than local level, including economic development, environmental protection, land-use planning, and services for the elderly.
* '''Region A''': [[Southwestern Commission]] - ''[[Cherokee County, North Carolina|Cherokee]], [[Clay County, North Carolina|Clay]], [[Graham County, North Carolina|Graham]], [[Swain County, North Carolina|Swain]], [[Haywood County, North Carolina|Haywood]], [[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson]], [[Macon County, North Carolina|Macon]]''
* '''Region B''': [[Land-of-Sky Regional Council]] - ''[[Madison County, North Carolina|Madison]], [[Buncombe County, North Carolina|Buncombe]], [[Henderson County, North Carolina|Henderson]], [[Transylvania County, North Carolina|Transylvania]]''
* '''Region C''': [[Isothermal Planning and Development Commission]] - ''[[Polk County, North Carolina|Polk]], [[Rutherford County, North Carolina|Rutherford]], [[McDowell County, North Carolina|McDowell]], [[Cleveland County, North Carolina|Cleveland]]''
* '''Region D''': [[High Country Council of Governments]] - ''[[Yancey County, North Carolina|Yancey]], [[Mitchell County, North Carolina|Mitchell]], [[Avery County, North Carolina|Avery]], [[Watauga County, North Carolina|Watauga]], [[Ashe County, North Carolina|Ashe]], [[Alleghany County, North Carolina|Alleghany]], [[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes]]''
* '''Region E''': [[Western Piedmont Council of Governments]] - ''[[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell]], [[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke]], [[Alexander County, North Carolina|Alexander]], [[Catawba County, North Carolina|Catawba]]''
* '''Region F''': [[Centralina Council of Governments]] - ''[[Iredell County, North Carolina|Iredell]], [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan]], [[Lincoln County, North Carolina|Lincoln]], [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston]], [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]], [[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarrus]], [[Stanly County, North Carolina|Stanly]], [[Union County, North Carolina|Union]], [[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson]]''
* '''Region G''': [[Piedmont Triad Council of Governments]] - ''[[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson]], [[Montgomery County, North Carolina|Montgomery]], [[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph]], [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford]], [[Rockingham County, North Carolina|Rockingham]], [[Caswell County, North Carolina|Caswell]], [[Alamance County, North Carolina|Alamance]]''
* '''Region H''': ''no longer exists''
* '''Region I''': [[Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments]] - ''[[Surry County, North Carolina|Surry]], [[Stokes County, North Carolina|Stokes]], [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth]], [[Yadkin County, North Carolina|Yadkin]], [[Davie County, North Carolina|Davie]]''
* '''Region J''': [[Triangle J Council of Governments]] - ''[[Moore County, North Carolina|Moore]], [[Lee County, North Carolina|Lee]], [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham]], [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange]], [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham]], [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston]]''
* '''Region K''': [[Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments]] - ''[[Person County, North Carolina|Person]], [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville]], [[Vance County, North Carolina|Vance]], [[Warren County, North Carolina|Warren]], [[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin]]''
* '''Region L''': [[Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments]] - ''[[Wilson County, North Carolina|Wilson]], [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash]], [[Edgecombe County, North Carolina|Edgecombe]], [[Halifax County, North Carolina|Halifax]], [[Northampton County, North Carolina|Northampton]]''
* '''Region M''': [[Mid-Carolina Council of Governments]] - ''[[Harnett County, North Carolina|Harnett]], [[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland]], [[Sampson County, North Carolina|Sampson]]''
* '''Region N''': [[Lumber River Council of Governments]] - ''[[Richmond County, North Carolina|Richmond]], [[Scotland County, North Carolina|Scotland]], [[Hoke County, North Carolina|Hoke]], [[Robeson County, North Carolina|Robeson]], [[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen]]''
* '''Region O''': [[Cape Fear Council of Governments]] - ''[[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick]], [[Columbus County, North Carolina|Columbus]], [[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover]], [[Pender County, North Carolina|Pender]]''
* '''Region P''': [[Eastern Carolina Council of Governments]] - ''[[Onslow County, North Carolina|Onslow]], [[Duplin County, North Carolina|Duplin]], [[Wayne County, North Carolina|Wayne]], [[Greene County, North Carolina|Greene]], [[Lenoir County, North Carolina|Lenoir]], [[Jones County, North Carolina|Jones]], [[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven]], [[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret]], [[Pamlico County, North Carolina|Pamlico]]''
* '''Region Q''': [[Mid-East Commission]] - ''[[Hertford County, North Carolina|Hertford]], [[Bertie County, North Carolina|Bertie]], [[Martin County, North Carolina|Martin]], [[Pitt County, North Carolina|Pitt]], [[Beaufort County, North Carolina|Beaufort]]''
* '''Region R''': [[Albemarle Commission]] - ''[[Gates County, North Carolina|Gates]], [[Chowan County, North Carolina|Chowan]], [[Perquimans County, North Carolina|Perquimans]], [[Pasquotank County, North Carolina|Pasquotank]], [[Camden County, North Carolina|Camden]], [[Currituck County, North Carolina|Currituck]], [[Washington County, North Carolina|Washington]], [[Tyrrell County, North Carolina|Tyrrell]], [[Dare County, North Carolina|Dare]], [[Hyde County, North Carolina|Hyde]]''
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