54:. MCDs are used for statistical purposes by the Census Bureau, and do not necessarily represent the primary form of local government. They range from non-governing geographical survey areas to municipalities with weak or strong powers of self-government. Some states with large unincorporated areas give substantial powers to counties; others have smaller or larger incorporated entities with governmental powers that are smaller than the MCD level chosen by the Census.
76:, that it treats as equivalent to MCDs for statistical purposes. Because MCDs are used to divide up counties, when a MCD-level municipality or unallocated territory or water spans county boundaries, that entity's boundaries are used to create multiple MCDs, one for each county. For water areas unallocated to any MCD, the Census Bureau assigns a default
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206:- parish governing authority districts (non-governing, used for elections), one city (
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412:- subdistricts (created by the territorial government explicitly for census purposes)
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332:- townships (mostly governing), cities, unorganized territories
142:- considered an undivided equivalent of state, county, and MCD.
388:- cities, towns (governing except 5 unincorporated), and four
178:- townships, cities, one unorganized water area (reservoir in
422:(used to elect county commissioners and school board members)
50:, typically a municipal government such as a city, town, or
124:- towns and consolidated city-towns, unorganized water in
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300:, unorganized territory, unorganized water. Each of the
428:- towns (mostly governing, consolidated with county in
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470:"Geographic Terms and Concepts – County Subdivision"
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132:is the only city not consolidated with a town.
376:- county commissioner districts (non-governing)
308:also spans county boundaries; the only part in
264:- townships (mostly non-governing), one city (
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448:(formerly known as municipalities) as MCDs.
382:- cities, townships, unorganized territories
186:spans two counties and constitutes two MCDs.
136:is the only borough coterminous with a town.
114:(non-governing), one unorganized territory (
96:Minor civil divisions by state and territory
1358:List of administrative divisions by country
548:"Guide to State and Local Census Geography"
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57:As of 2010, MCDs exist in 29 states, the
1382:Political divisions of the United States
168:- townships, one unorganized territory (
80:county subdivision code of 00000 and an
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326:is undivided after abolishing townships
318:- townships (non-governing), one city (
230:- county election districts, one city (
476:from the original on December 10, 2016
432:), cities, villages, unorganized water
246:- townships, cities, unorganized water
1387:United States Census Bureau geography
322:), four unorganized territories, and
172:), unorganized water in Lake Michigan
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505:"Puerto Rico and the Outlying Areas"
370:- towns, cities, unorganized water
350:- townships (governing except for
240:- cities, towns, unorganized water
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580:Geographic Areas Reference Manual
727:Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area
944:Office of Management and Budget
472:. United States Census Bureau.
782:New England city and town area
576:Chapter 8: County Subdivisions
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777:Micropolitan statistical area
772:Metropolitan statistical area
344:- townships, cities, villages
672:United States Virgin Islands
440:, which has an agreement of
298:American Indian reservations
34:(MCD) is a term used by the
760:Core-based statistical area
48:county or county-equivalent
36:United States Census Bureau
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864:State legislative district
722:Off-reservation trust land
392:(one of which is known as
362:barrios and barrios-pueblo
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847:Public use microdata area
755:Combined statistical area
695:Alaska Native corporation
562:(updated for 2010 Census)
304:is a county. The city of
302:boroughs of New York City
987:administrative divisions
985:Articles on third-level
743:Primary statistical area
679:ZIP Code Tabulation Area
662:Northern Mariana Islands
336:Northern Mariana Islands
44:administrative divisions
74:unorganized territories
63:Census County Divisions
1027:Bosnia and Herzegovina
885:Census county division
803:Congressional district
578:, U.S. Census Bureau,
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420:magisterial districts
890:Minor civil division
617:United States census
546:U.S. Census Bureau.
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501:United States Census
352:Cold Spring Township
200:(some non-governing)
140:District of Columbia
59:District of Columbia
32:minor civil division
18:Minor Civil Division
364:, unorganized water
278:), cities, villages
1082:Dominican Republic
818:Alaska census area
717:Hawaiian home land
705:Indian reservation
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869:Urban growth area
840:Census-designated
438:Republic of Palau
410:US Virgin Islands
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216:- cities, towns,
126:Long Island Sound
16:(Redirected from
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688:Native areas
647:Insular area
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478:. Retrieved
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380:South Dakota
368:Rhode Island
348:Pennsylvania
330:North Dakota
116:Fort Chaffee
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38:for primary
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1297:Switzerland
1282:South Sudan
1247:Philippines
1177:Ivory Coast
921:Block group
796:State-level
667:Puerto Rico
358:Puerto Rico
256:Mississippi
208:New Orleans
180:Polk County
122:Connecticut
86:Great Lakes
67:2010 census
1371:Categories
1307:Tajikistan
1212:Mozambique
1087:East Timor
1072:Costa Rica
1012:Bangladesh
787:Urban area
570:References
288:New Jersey
218:plantation
1337:Venezuela
1292:Sri Lanka
1197:Lithuania
1137:Indonesia
991:countries
828:Municipio
426:Wisconsin
374:Tennessee
320:Asheville
312:is water.
266:St. Louis
250:Minnesota
232:Baltimore
204:Louisiana
198:townships
134:Naugatuck
112:townships
90:Tidelands
1347:Zimbabwe
1312:Thailand
1272:Slovakia
1252:Portugal
1097:Ethiopia
1067:Colombia
1052:Cameroon
1047:Cambodia
632:Division
503:(1990).
480:July 10,
474:Archived
400:Virginia
294:New York
272:Nebraska
262:Missouri
244:Michigan
228:Maryland
152:Illinois
108:Arkansas
1342:Vietnam
1332:Uruguay
1322:Ukraine
1262:Senegal
1217:Myanmar
1207:Morocco
1192:Lebanon
1187:Liberia
1151:Israel
1112:Germany
1102:Finland
1092:Ecuador
1022:Bolivia
1017:Belgium
1007:Austria
1002:Albania
625:Regions
513:20 July
386:Vermont
166:Indiana
160:Chicago
42:and/or
1302:Taiwan
1257:Russia
1232:Panama
1122:Guinea
1117:Greece
1107:France
1042:Brunei
1032:Brazil
808:County
619:topics
446:states
306:Geneva
194:cities
190:Kansas
130:Groton
1287:Spain
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1222:Nepal
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1172:Italy
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1127:Haiti
1062:China
1057:Chile
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909:Local
857:lists
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452:Notes
390:gores
214:Maine
184:Tabor
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1147:Iraq
1142:Iran
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