Civil township

A civil township is a widely-used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries usually coincide. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships (misleadingly called "towns" in some states) as civil divisions.

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Local government - United States - County - Autonomy - State - Survey townships - U.S. Census Bureau - Civil division

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Township functions are generally attended to by a governing board (the name varies from state to state) and a clerk. Township officers frequently include justice of the peace, road commissioner, assessor, constable, and surveyors. In the 20th century many townships also added a township administrator or supervisor to the officers as an executive for the board. In some cases townships run local libraries, senior citizen services, youth services, disabled citizen services, emergency assistance, and even cemetery services.

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Justice of the peace - Road - Commissioner - Assessor - Constable - Surveyors - 20th century - Administrator - Supervisor - Officer - Executive - Libraries - Senior citizen - Disabled - Cemetery

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