village

Incorporated village

the term "village" refers to a specific form of incorporated municipal government, similar to a city but with less authority and geographic scope. In some states such as New York, Wisconsin, or Michigan, a village is an incorporated municipality, usually, but not always, within a single town. . In some cases, the village may be coterminous with the town or township. There are also many villages which span the boundaries of more than one town or township, and some villages may even straddle county borders.