At 01:55 PM 11/8/2002 -0500, you wrote:
Where's my part? :-)At 08:58 AM 11/2/2002 -0500 Kevin Tarr wrote: >>Maybe you can explain something to me that I've never understood. What >>is the difference between a Township and a Burough/Village/Town? Both >>in terms of the definition, as well as the practical matters that it >>entails to those who live there.A borough or village are the two most common forms of subgrouping of a township. A towniship generally encompasses a broad geographical area, with both rural and highly developed areas, and will usually provide an array of public services. The borough or village, however, will be a very compact, very highly developed center of human activity, and will usually provide an additional level of services to the citizens. JDG
A borough has it's own specific governing body, a village doesn't. A township and a borough do not exist in the same set, you are either in one or the other. A borough can be completely surrounded by one township, but it isn't a part of it. All villages ARE in a township, a part of the township, but of course a township doesn't have to have any villages.
bor·ough Pronunciation Key (būr, br)
n.
1. A self-governing incorporated town in some U.S. states, such as New Jersey.
2. One of the five administrative units of New York City.
3. A civil division of the state of Alaska that is the equivalent of a county in most other U.S. states.
4. Chiefly British.
1. A town having a municipal corporation and certain rights, such as self-government.
2. A town that sends a representative to Parliament.
5. A medieval group of fortified houses that formed a town having special privileges and rights.
vil·lage Pronunciation Key (vlj)
n.
1. A small group of dwellings in a rural area, usually ranking in size between a hamlet and a town.
2. In some U.S. states, an incorporated community smaller in population than a town.
3. The inhabitants of a village; villagers.
4. A group of bird or animal habitations suggesting a village.
town·ship Pronunciation Key (tounshp)
n. Abbr. Twp. or Tp. or T
1. A subdivision of a county in most northeast and Midwest U.S. states, having the status of a unit of local government with varying governmental powers.
2. A public land surveying unit of 36 sections or 36 square miles.
3. An ancient administrative division of a large parish in England.
4. A racially segregated area in South Africa established by the government as a residence for people of color.
In PA: Def #1 for borough, #1 for village, #1 for township
Kevin T.
We are #1
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