AllstonParkingRefugee@m wrote:
> Bolwerk <n...@way.org2> wrote:
>> I didn't know NJ had no unincorporated land either, but I knew that was
>> the case in NY and New England.
>
> In New York State, all land is part of either a town or a city. But
> the parts of towns that aren't also part of a village are not
> considered to be "incorporated" (whatever that word is supposed to
> mean).
Well, I think municipal governments are generally considered to be
corporations ("incorporated"). They exist largely by the authority of a
larger government unit. A village, town, city, or county charter can be
revoked, but (for example) New York State has a measure of in theory
immutable sovereignty.
> Some villages make a point of calling themselves things the
> "Incorporated Village of Upper Butzville".