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What makes a municipality a city or a town?
All municipalities are originally
incorporated as towns. When a town's population exceeds 2,000, residents
may choose, by referendum, to become a city. A city is governed by a mayor
and a common council, while a town is governed by a town council. Towns may
hire a town manager.
Cities are classified by their population:
First Class 250,000 and over
Second Class 35,000 to 250,000
Third Class Under 35,000
Indianapolis is the only City in Indiana of the first class.
Cities of
the second class are: Fort Wayne, Gary, Evansville, South Bend, Hammond,
Muncie, Anderson, Terre Haute, Bloomington, Kokomo, Lafayette, Richmond,
Elkhart, Mishawaka, East Chicago, New Albany, Michigan City, and Marion.
Towns are not classified; currently, their populations range from under 100
persons to over 25,000.
- Town of Altona
- Town of Ashley
- City of Auburn
- City of Butler
- Town of Corunna
- City of Garrett
- Town of St. Joe
- Town of Waterloo
DeKalb County Communities
Butler Township communities
include: Butler Center, Cedar, New Era and St. Johns.
Concord Township communities
include: Concord, Orangeville and St. Joe.
Fairfield Township communities
include: Fairfield Center.
Franklin Township communities
include: Taylor Corner. The Steuben County town of Hamilton
is situated near the DeKalb and Steuben county line, with a small
portion of the outskirts extending into DeKalb County.
Grant Township communities include:
Waterloo. - Waterloo
Grant Township Public Library
300 S. Wayne Street - P.O. Box 707 - Waterloo, IN
46793 Phone: (260) 837-4491.
- St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church [est. 1880]
- 1098 County Road 39 - Waterloo, IN 46793-9779
- Phone: (260) 837-7155 Pastor's E-mail:
dc1098@locl.net
Jackson
Township communities
include: Hopewell. Auburn Junction is located at the Jackson and Union
Townships line.
Keyser Township communities
include: Altona and Garrett. - City of Garrett with A Brief
History of Our Community from "So Grows a City", 1975,
the official publication of the Greater Garrett Centennial Corporation.
- Garrett Public Library
107 West Houston Street - Garrett, IN
46738 Phone: (260) 357-5485.
- St. Joseph Catholic Church [est. 1876]
- 300 West Houston Street - Garrett, IN 46738-1424
- Phone: (260) 357-3122
Newville Township communities
include: Newville and Newville Center.
The community of Newville is identified as Vienna and Newville P. O. on
an 1880 DeKalb County Atlas.
RichlandTownship communities
include: Corunna and Sedan.
Smithfield Township communities
include: Ashley and Summit. The town of Ashley is situated
on the DeKalb and Steuben county line, with portions in both counties.
Spencer Township communities
include: Coburn Corners/Coburntown, Spencerville.
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