cityhood
Incorporated settlement designation
Cityhood is the status of being a city, or the process of becoming one.
A community may pursue cityhood to gain local control over services, zoning, and taxation: The town voted on cityhood last November.
After years of debate, the area finally achieved cityhood.
Forming a legal entity
- charterFounding organizational document
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- enactmentPassing into law
proclamation · recognition · establishment · founding · formation · petition · referendum · disincorporation
Large important city
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- villageSmall rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
suburb · district · ward · precinct · locality · settlement · urbanization · megacity
Organizational oversight and control
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- mayorElected head of municipality
- councillorsElected local representatives
- governmentAuthority over a state
civic · authority · oversight · management · planning · budgeting · elections · services
People living somewhere
- citizensMembers of a nation
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
dwellers · denizens · urbanite · townsfolk · constituents · voters · taxpayers · stakeholders
Essential infrastructure services
- roadsPaved paths for vehicles
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- streetlightsRoadside night illumination
transit · services · parks · libraries · police · schools · maintenance · development
incorporation
Forming a legal entity
- charterFounding organizational document
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
enactment · proclamation · recognition · establishment · founding · formation · petition · referendum · disincorporation · secession
metropolis
Large important city
hamlet · suburb · district · ward · precinct · locality · settlement · urbanization · megacity · conurbation
administration
Organizational oversight and control
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- mayorElected head of municipality
- councillorsElected local representatives
government · civic · authority · oversight · management · planning · budgeting · elections · services · bureaucracy
residents
People living somewhere
- citizensMembers of a nation
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- populationAll inhabitants combined
locals · dwellers · denizens · urbanite · townsfolk · constituents · voters · taxpayers · stakeholders · identity
utilities
Essential infrastructure services
- roadsPaved paths for vehicles
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
streetlights · transit · services · parks · libraries · police · schools · maintenance · development
cityhoodtownship
County's smaller division
unincorporated area · hamlet · borough · town · parish
cityhoodrurality
Countryside quality or character
countryside · rural character · wilderness · hinterland · backcountry
city, cities, civilized, civilization, civility, municipality, citywide, citified