Talk:Lake County, Oregon

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I've upgraded somewhat, to the WikiProject U.S. counties standards. More work is needed. Here's a clip from the Project page for guidance and general to do list:

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  • Introduction
  • History
    • Origin of the county's name
    • Circumstances of the county's establishment
    • Major historical events that occurred in county
  • Law/Government
    • County Executive-- current, previous executives
    • representative body?
  • Geography
    • County seat -- see complete list of county seats at http://www.campbellslist.com/county_seats/select_county_seat.php
    • Physical geography (area, unique features)
    • Geographic center and bounds, polygonal outline (latitude and longitude points)
    • List of Townships or other subdivisions
    • List of Municipalities
    • List of contiguous counties
    • Major Parks and Cultural Institutions
    • Notable Festivals and Parades, with dates
  • Economy
    • Major industries/products
    • Taxes
  • Demographics
    • County population
    • Racial/ethnic makeup
    • Religious makeup
  • List of Census-recognized cities and towns in the county
  • List of unincorporated communities in the county
  • List of adjacent counties
    • County Name - direction to border/optional direction to county
    • Note border shared with other country, if exists
    • Link back to full list of counties for state
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  • Colleges/Universities in county, sporting teams in county, similar lists
  • A link to a list of counties in that county's state

I will continue to hammer at it and welcome some help, since I'm new to Lake County. Duff 07:55, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Hey thanks for working to improve one of the sadly neglected county articles. Just a note about my pet area--since Oregon doesn't have any "towns" (see the explanation at Category:Towns in Oregon and Category:Towns in the United States), I think the previous heading "Communities" is more accurate, and it's consistent with the rest of the Oregon county articles. The WikiProject guidelines are excellent, but I think it's OK to customize them a bit. P.S. Let me know if you want me to look up anything in Oregon Geographic Names. Katr67 13:58, 28 May 2007 (UTC)