Table 9-1. (cont.)
Florida | City | In counties with < 50,000 residents, at least 1,500 residents are required for incorporation; in other counties, at least 5,000 residents are required. Population density must be ≥ 1.5 people per acre, except under extenuating circumstances. | |
Town | Same requirements as for a city. | ||
Village | Same requirements as for a city. | ||
Georgia | City | Total population must ≥ 200, and population density must be ≥ 200 people per square mile. | |
Town | Same requirements as for a city. | ||
Hawaii | None | Hawaii has no incorporated places, only CDPs; the Census of Governments counts the combined city and county of Honolulu as a municipality; other censuses recognize the Honolulu judicial district as a separate place within the county. | |
Idaho | City | A minimum of 125 qualified voters to incorporate. | |
Illinois | City | Minimum population requirement of 2,500; if located in Cook County, may incorporate with a minimum of 1,200 residents if the area consists of less than 4 square miles and contains all the registered voters of a township not already within the corporate limits of a municipality. | |
Town | No minimum population requirement. | ||
Village | If counties with a population ≥ 150,000, a minimum of 2,500 residents are required to incorporate; a minimum of 200 residents are required in other counties. | ||
Indiana | City | If a town has a minimum of 2,000 inhabitants, it may hold a referendum on conversion to city status. | |
Town | A petition signed by > 50 landowners is needed to incorporate. | ||
Iowa | City | No minimum population requirement, but approval of the State City Development Board is required. | |
Kansas | City | A population ≥ 300, or territory containing ≥ 300 platted lots, each served by water and sewer lines owned by a non-profit corporation, and a petition signed by at least 50 registered voters are required for incorporation; there are no minimum population requirements if the territory has been designated a national landmark by the U.S. Congress. | |
Kentucky | City | Minimum population requirement of 300. |
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