Formal Usage
States that formally recognize villages vary widely in the definition of the term. Most commonly, a village is either a special district or a municipality. As municipalities, a village may
- differ from a city or town in terms of population;
- differ from a city in terms of dependence on a township; or
- be virtually equivalent to a city or town.
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