Unincorporated community

In United States local government, an unincorporated community is one general term for a geographic area having a common social identity without benefit of municipal organization or official political designation (i.e. incorporation as a city or town).

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United States - Local government

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There are two main types of unincorporated communities:

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• a neighborhood or other community existing within one or across multiple existing incorporated areas (i.e. cities or towns). One example is Clifton, Massachusetts.
• a neighborhood or other community existing outside of an incorporated municipal government, or away from a larger urbanized area. For example, Paradise, Michigan.

In New York State, unincorporated communities within towns are called hamlets.

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New York State - Town - Hamlets

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In Ohio, townships are considered unincorporated areas while only villages and cities are referred to as incorporated.

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