Talk:Incorporated town

merge request
please provide a basis for the request or remove it. Tom e rtalk 23:08, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

2 cents
I think having the separate article is better. Merge? NO! Vaoverland 01:14, 28 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I also vote no for the merge. Not all towns are incorporated towns.  An incorporated town is a specific type of town.  For example, in Illinois, there are a few municipalities (like villages and cities) called incorporated towns; however, within the same state there are also unincorporated townships, which are sometimes simply called towns.  In my opinion, Town should actually become a disambiguation page.  Squideshi 03:53, 29 March 2006 (UTC)


 * There is a great deal of diversity between municipalities across the United States. Each state has created their own version of what cities and towns (and villages and townships) do.  I would not merge them.  I also think that we should get a group of people interested in local government matters to get together and make a project of it.  Brian Sayrs 20:31, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Existing Illinois incorporated towns
There is currently a disagreement between the two references cited regarding which municipalities are indeed incorporated towns. I found at least two errors in the first reference (Name Index to Local Governments). It lists the municipalities of Annawan and Bentley as incorporated towns when the second reference (Incorporated Cities, Towns, and Villages of Illinois) and these municipalities' own official websites list them as villages. Both references are from sources ultimately published by the Illinois Secretary of State. I made corrections according to the second reference, as it was accessed at a later date and it appears to be consistent with the municipalities own official websites. I am going to contact the Illinois Secretary of State regarding the inconsistency. Squideshi (talk) 21:59, 21 August 2011 (UTC)