unincorporated areas
Outside city limits
Unincorporated areas are regions that lie outside the boundaries of any municipality—no city or town government controls them.
Residents rely on county or state services rather than local government.
The term appears in administrative and real estate contexts: The house is in an unincorporated area, so there's no city water.
In U.S. territorial law, unincorporated territories are possessions where the full Constitution doesn't automatically apply.
- no man's landUnowned space between enemies
- county governmentAdministration of a subdivision
- county linesCriminal drug supply routes
- road maintenanceCaring for paved surfaces
- dirt roadsUnpaved travel surfaces
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Self-governing local districts
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Developed, populated regions
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