unincorporated town
Community without charter
An unincorporated town is a community that lacks its own municipal government.
Unlike incorporated cities or villages, it has no mayor, town council, or local ordinances—residents fall under county or state jurisdiction instead.
Such areas may have distinct identities, post offices, and place names but no legal boundaries or local taxing authority: We grew up in an unincorporated town outside Phoenix.
- county governmentAdministration of a subdivision
- county roadLocally-maintained rural thoroughfare
- signMark conveying information
- septic tankSubterranean sewage decomposition chamber
- mobile homeTransportable prefabricated dwelling
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