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Of the 41 independent U.S. cities, [3] 38 are in Virginia, whose state constitution makes them a special case. The three independent cities outside Virginia are Baltimore, Maryland; St. Louis, Missouri; and Carson City, Nevada. Baltimore is the most populous independent city in the United States.
In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties. For some counties, for statistical purposes, the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines any independent cities with the county that it was once part of (before the legislation creating independent cities took place in 1871). [1]
Cities with populations of less than 50,000 are eligible to become towns through reversion. [2] The newest town and newest former town are Bedford in Bedford County, which ceased to be an independent city in 2013, and St. Charles in Lee County, which disincorporated in 2022. [3] For a complete list of independent cities, see List of cities in ...
Pages in category "Independent cities in the United States" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
An independent city in Virginia may serve as the county seat of an adjacent county, even though the city by definition is not part of that county. An example is Fairfax, which is an independent city as well as the seat of Fairfax County. A city can be formed from any area with a defined boundary having a population of 5,000 or more. Cities have ...
Virginia law provides for incorporated towns and independent cities to have the power to annex portions of contiguous localities at a lesser level. For example, incorporated towns may seek unincorporated territory in a county. Independent cities may seek additional unincorporated territory in a county or territory located in an incorporated town.
An independent city is not even nominally part of any county, whereas for a consolidated city and county, the county at least nominally exists. [9] In some cases, such as Indianapolis , Indiana, the largest city in a county is consolidated with the county government while smaller communities continue to operate within the same county but ...
Independent cities in the United States (1 C, 3 P) P. Independent cities in the Philippines (2 C) Pirmasens (3 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Independent cities"