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<div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"><span class="mw-redirectedfrom">(Redirected from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(New_Hampshire)&redirect=no" class="mw-redirect" title="Village (New Hampshire)">Village (New Hampshire)</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Administrative division at the local government level in the United States</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shaker_Village,_Main_Street,_Pittsfield,_Mass_(NYPL_b12647398-68623).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Shaker_Village%2C_Main_Street%2C_Pittsfield%2C_Mass_%28NYPL_b12647398-68623%29.jpg/230px-Shaker_Village%2C_Main_Street%2C_Pittsfield%2C_Mass_%28NYPL_b12647398-68623%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Shaker_Village%2C_Main_Street%2C_Pittsfield%2C_Mass_%28NYPL_b12647398-68623%29.jpg/345px-Shaker_Village%2C_Main_Street%2C_Pittsfield%2C_Mass_%28NYPL_b12647398-68623%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Shaker_Village%2C_Main_Street%2C_Pittsfield%2C_Mass_%28NYPL_b12647398-68623%29.jpg/460px-Shaker_Village%2C_Main_Street%2C_Pittsfield%2C_Mass_%28NYPL_b12647398-68623%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2232" data-file-height="1434" /></a><figcaption>A Shaker village's main street in Massachusetts.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, the meaning of <a href="/wiki/Village" title="Village">village</a> varies by geographic area and legal jurisdiction. In formal usage, a "<b>village</b>" is a type of <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division" title="Administrative division">administrative division</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_the_United_States" title="Local government in the United States">local government</a> level. Since the <a href="/wiki/Tenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> prohibits the federal government from legislating on local government, the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">states</a> are free to have political subdivisions called "villages" or not to and to define the word in many ways. Typically, a village is a type of <a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">municipality</a>, although it can also be a <a href="/wiki/Special-purpose_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Special-purpose district">special district</a> or an <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">unincorporated area</a>. It may or may not be recognized for governmental purposes. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1044870489">@media all and (max-width:720px){body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .tocright{display:none}.mw-parser-output .tocright{width:100%!important}}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tocright{float:right;clear:right;width:auto;margin:0 0 0.5em 1em}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-left{clear:left}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-both{clear:both}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-none{clear:none}}</style><div class="tocright"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <p>In informal usage, a U.S. village may be simply a relatively small clustered human settlement without formal legal existence. In colonial <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a>, a village typically formed around the <a href="/wiki/Church_building" class="mw-redirect" title="Church building">meetinghouses</a> that were located in the center of each <a href="/wiki/New_England_town" title="New England town">town</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wood2002_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wood2002-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many of these colonial settlements still exist as <a href="/wiki/Town_center" class="mw-redirect" title="Town center">town centers</a>. With the advent of the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a>, <a href="/wiki/Industrial_district" title="Industrial district">industrial villages</a> also sprang up around <a href="/wiki/Watermill" title="Watermill">water-powered mills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mining" title="Mining">mines</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Factory" title="Factory">factories</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wood2002_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wood2002-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because most New England villages were contained within the boundaries of legally established towns, many such villages were never separately incorporated as municipalities. </p><p>A relatively small <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">unincorporated community</a>, similar to a <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_New_York#Hamlet" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of New York">hamlet</a> in New York state, or even a relatively small community within an incorporated city or town, may be termed a village. This informal usage may be found even in states that have villages as incorporated municipalities and is similar to the usage of the term "unincorporated town" in states having town governments. </p><p>States that formally recognize villages vary widely in the definition of the term.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most commonly, a village is either a <a href="/wiki/Special-purpose_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Special-purpose district">special district</a> or a municipality. As a municipality, a village may </p> <ol><li>differ from a city or town in terms of population;</li> <li>differ from a city in terms of dependence on a <a href="/wiki/Civil_township" title="Civil township">township</a>; or</li> <li>be virtually equivalent to a city or town.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="By_state">By state</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: By state"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alaska">Alaska</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Alaska"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under Article 10, Section 2 of the <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Constitution">Alaska Constitution</a>, as well as law enacted pursuant to the constitution, Alaska legally recognizes only cities and <a href="/wiki/Borough_(United_States)#Alaska" title="Borough (United States)">boroughs</a> as municipal entities in Alaska.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Alaska, "village" is a colloquial term used to refer to small communities, which are mostly located in <a href="/wiki/The_Bush_(Alaska)" title="The Bush (Alaska)">the rural areas of the state</a>, often unconnected to the contiguous North American road system. Many of these communities are populated predominantly by <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Natives" title="Alaska Natives">Alaska Natives</a> and are federally recognized as villages under the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Reorganization_Act" title="Indian Reorganization Act">Indian Reorganization Act</a> and/or the <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native_Claims_Settlement_Act" title="Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act">Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act</a>. As voting membership in the Alaska Municipal League is on an equal footing, regardless of population, most villages are incorporated as second-class cities. In common usage, however, these communities are thought of more often as villages than as cities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Connecticut">Connecticut</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Connecticut"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Village districts are subordinate agencies of municipal governments rather than municipalities in their own right.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Delaware">Delaware</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Delaware"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Municipalities in <a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> are called cities, towns, or villages. There are no differences among them that would affect their classification for census purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Florida">Florida</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Florida"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Municipalities in <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> are called cities, towns, or villages.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are not differentiated for census purposes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Idaho">Idaho</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Idaho"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All municipalities in <a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a> are called cities, although the terms "town" and "village" are sometimes used in statutes.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Illinois">Illinois</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Illinois"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A village is a type of <a href="/wiki/Incorporated_municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Incorporated municipality">incorporated municipality</a> in <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>; the other two types are the <a href="/wiki/City" title="City">city</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Incorporated_town#Illinois" title="Incorporated town">incorporated town</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All incorporated municipalities, regardless of type, are independent of each other, and cannot overlap. Villages can be created by referendum under the general state law or by special state charter. The governing body is a board of six elected trustees and an elected village president, all of whom are usually elected <a href="/wiki/At-large" title="At-large">at-large</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Louisiana">Louisiana</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Louisiana"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A village in <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> is a municipality having a population of 1,000 or fewer.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Maine">Maine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Maine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a>, village corporations or village improvement corporations are <a href="/wiki/Special-purpose_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Special-purpose district">special districts</a> established in <a href="/wiki/New_England_town" title="New England town">towns</a> for limited purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Maryland">Maryland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Maryland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_incorporated_places_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="List of incorporated places in Maryland">List of incorporated places in Maryland</a></div><p>In <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>, a locality designated "Village of ..." may be either an incorporated town or a <a href="/wiki/Special-purpose_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Special-purpose district">special tax district</a>. An example of the latter is the <a href="/wiki/Friendship_Village,_Maryland#Village_of_Friendship_Heights" class="mw-redirect" title="Friendship Village, Maryland">Village of Friendship Heights</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The distinction is legally relevant to the level of <a href="/wiki/Police_power_(United_States_constitutional_law)" title="Police power (United States constitutional law)">police power</a> that a village may exercise.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Michigan">Michigan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Michigan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Michigan#Villages" title="Administrative divisions of Michigan">Administrative divisions of Michigan § Villages</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>, villages differ from cities in that, whereas villages remain part of the <a href="/wiki/Civil_township" title="Civil township">townships</a> in which they are formed, thereby reducing their home-rule powers, cities are not part of townships. Because of this, village governments are required to share some of the responsibilities to their residents with the township.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minnesota">Minnesota</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Villages that existed in <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> as of January 1, 1974, became <a href="/wiki/General-law_municipality" title="General-law municipality">cities</a>, which may operate under <a href="/wiki/General-law_municipality" title="General-law municipality">general municipal law</a> ("statutory city") or adopt a charter for itself to become a charter city.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag failed verification of its source citation(s). (May 2022)">failed verification</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mississippi">Mississippi</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Mississippi"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:Villages_in_Mississippi" title="Category:Villages in Mississippi">Category:Villages in Mississippi</a></div> <p>A village in <a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a> is a municipality of 100 to 299 inhabitants. They may no longer be created.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Missouri">Missouri</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Missouri"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The municipalities of <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> are cities, towns, and villages. Unlike cities, villages have no minimum population requirement.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nebraska">Nebraska</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Nebraska"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a>, a village is a municipality of 100 through 800 inhabitants, whereas a city must have at least 800 inhabitants. In counties having townships, all villages, but only some cities, are within township areas. A city of the second class (800-5,000 inhabitants) may elect to revert to village status.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Hampshire">New Hampshire</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: New Hampshire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a>, a village district or precinct may be organized within a town. Such a village district or precinct is a special district with limited powers.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Jersey">New Jersey</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: New Jersey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Village_(New_Jersey)" title="Village (New Jersey)">Village (New Jersey)</a></div> <p>A village in the context of <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. Villages in New Jersey are of equal standing to other municipalities, such as cities, towns, boroughs, and townships. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Mexico">New Mexico</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: New Mexico"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The municipalities in <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a> are cities, towns, and villages. There are no differences among them that would affect their classification for census purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York">New York</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: New York"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_New_York_(state)#Village" title="Administrative divisions of New York (state)">Administrative divisions of New York (state) § Village</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, a village is an incorporated area that differs from a <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_New_York#City" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of New York">city</a> in that a village is within the jurisdiction of one or more <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_New_York#Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of New York">towns</a>, whereas a city is independent of a town. Villages thus have less autonomy than cities.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A village is usually, but not always, within a single town. A village may be coterminous with, and have a <a href="/wiki/Coterminous_municipality" title="Coterminous municipality">consolidated government</a> with, a town. A village is a clearly defined municipality that provides the services closest to the residents, such as garbage collection, street and highway maintenance, street lighting and building codes. Some villages provide their own police and other optional services. Those municipal services not provided by the village are provided by the town or towns containing the village. As of the 2000 census, there are 553 villages in New York. </p><p>There is no limit to the population of a village in New York; <a href="/wiki/Hempstead_(village),_New_York" title="Hempstead (village), New York">Hempstead</a>, the largest village in the state, has 55,000 residents, making it more populous than some of the state's cities. However, villages in the state may not exceed five square miles (13 km<sup>2</sup>) in area. Present law requires a minimum of 500 residents to incorporate as a village. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="North_Carolina">North Carolina</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: North Carolina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The municipalities in <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> are cities, towns, and villages. There are no significant differences in legal power or status.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ohio">Ohio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Ohio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Ohio#Municipal_corporations" title="Administrative divisions of Ohio">Administrative divisions of Ohio § Municipal corporations</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, a village is an incorporated municipality with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, excluding residents of educational or correctional facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-definition_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-definition-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The minimum population for incorporation as a village is 1,600 inhabitants, but this was not always the case, resulting in many very small villages.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If an existing village's population surpasses 5,000 at a federal census, or if a village comes to have more than 5,000 resident registered voters, it is automatically designated as a city.<sup id="cite_ref-definition_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-definition-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cities or villages may be located within township areas; however, if a city or village becomes coterminous with a township, the township ceases to exist as a separate government (see <a href="/wiki/Paper_township" title="Paper township">paper township</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Oklahoma"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">unincorporated communities</a> are called villages and are not counted as governments. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oregon">Oregon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Oregon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Village_(Oregon)" title="Village (Oregon)">Village (Oregon)</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a>, the municipal governments are cities, towns, and villages, although there is no significance in their legal powers or status.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, one county — <a href="/wiki/Clackamas_County,_Oregon" title="Clackamas County, Oregon">Clackamas County</a> — permits the organization of <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">unincorporated areas</a> into villages and hamlets. The boards of such entities are advisory to the county.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Texas">Texas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Texas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, villages may be Type B or Type C municipalities, but not Type A municipalities. The types differ in terms of population and in terms of the forms of government that they may adopt.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Virginia">Virginia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Virginia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>, a village is defined as a tract of land with more than 300 people where livestock are not allowed to roam free. Villages are erected by local circuit courts. <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vermont">Vermont</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Vermont"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Village_(Vermont)" class="mw-redirect" title="Village (Vermont)">Village (Vermont)</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a>, villages are named communities located within the boundaries of a legally established <a href="/wiki/New_England_town" title="New England town">town</a>, unlike cities, which are outside of any town area.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Villages may be incorporated or unincorporated. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="West_Virginia">West Virginia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: West Virginia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a>, towns and villages are Class IV municipalities, i.e., having 2,000 or fewer inhabitants.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Wisconsin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Political_subdivisions_of_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Political subdivisions of Wisconsin">Political subdivisions of Wisconsin</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>, cities and villages are both outside the area of any <a href="/wiki/Civil_township" title="Civil township">town</a>. Cities and villages differ in terms of the population and population density required for incorporation.<sup id="cite_ref-census2012_2-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Village_(United_States)&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Wood2002-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Wood2002_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Wood2002_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Joseph S. Wood (2002), <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=MmwkD8c69ZIC">The New England Village</a></i>, Johns Hopkins University Press</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-census2012-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-17"><sup><i><b>r</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-18"><sup><i><b>s</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-19"><sup><i><b>t</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-20"><sup><i><b>u</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-21"><sup><i><b>v</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-22"><sup><i><b>w</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2012_2-23"><sup><i><b>x</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/govs/cog/2012isd.pdf">2012 Census of Governments, Individual State Descriptions</a> (<a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110817031634/http://ltgov.alaska.gov/treadwell/services/alaska-constitution/article-x-96-local-government.html">"Article 10 - Local Government"</a>. <i>Alaska Constitution</i>. <a href="/wiki/Juneau" class="mw-redirect" title="Juneau">Juneau</a>: Office of the Alaska Lieutenant Governor. 1956. 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