Delaware Valley Overlook

The State of Pennsylvania has established 5 main types of governing municipalities that are incorporated and recognized within it's counties: cities (several classes), boroughs, townships (several classes), towns and home rule charters. There are 2,567 municipalities in the state.

A "Village", often identified by a roadside sign, is unincorporated, and is merely an historical locale without distinct boundaries.

Home rule municipalities, a newer form of municipality first authorized in 1968, may still call themselves cities, boroughs and townships, but their government structural is different from that of a municipality following established state guidelines for a city, borough or township (or town).


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