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Greg Baker
  • Rochester, NY
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Trying to understand administrative divisions in New York (County, Village, City, School District, etc.)

Greg Baker
  • Rochester, NY
Posted Dec 20 2014, 09:52

Help!  I wanted to check out tax rates within some nearby areas and started out here: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/orptbook/2012t...

I was quickly baffled by the differences between counties, municipalities, class, school district, etc.  

After doing some reading here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisi... and also googling images of county wide municipality, town, and school district maps I THINK, I have created a list of "truth" statements, and sketched out a visual to represent the relationship between counties, towns, villages, cities, school districts, and the term municipality.  

Please let me know if these "truth" statements are true.  I am working within the filter of New York State only, EXCLUDING New York City.

"Truths":

  • Municipality is a governing unit, not a physical boundary
  • States are the major division of the country
  • Counties are major divisions of the state
  • Towns are major divisions of the county
  • Villages and cities are located within a town or towns
  • Villages and cities are located within a county or counties
  • All towns in NY are within a single county
  • Cities and villages may or may not be named the same as the town(s) they are located within
  • School Districts can span multiple counties, thus they can span multiple cities and villages

Visual Sketch:

Thanks!

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