James City County continues to be an attractive community for new residents. The Countyâs population has grown from 48,102 people in 2000 to more than 70,000 in 2013. Source: U.S. Census, James City County. 2013 Estimate: 70,376 (provided by staff).
Difference Between an Affiliate & Subsidiary. To qualify as a subsidiary or an affiliate, a company must be publicly traded. When companies own a percentage of other companies' stock, these other companies are considered either affiliates or subsidiaries. According to Business Dictionary.com and The Free Dictionary.com, the main difference between an affiliate and a subsidiary is the percentage of the business's stock another company owns. A parent company is a company that owns enough of another companyâs stocks to enable it to control the other company.
subsidiary. A company controlled or owned by another company. For example, the trucking company Overnite Transportation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Pacific Corporation. If a subsidiary is wholly owned, all its stock is held by the parent company.Compare holding company, parent company. company that is publicly-traded but has more than half its stock owned by another company, known as the parent company. As long as the parent company owns more than half the stock, it maintains control of the subsidiary, though its other stock is still traded.