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Special district governments

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-001821

All organized local entities (other than counties, municipalities, townships, or school districts) authorized by state law to provide only one or a limited number of designated functions, and with sufficient administrative and fiscal autonomy to qualify as separate governments; known by a variety of titles, including districts, authorities, boards, and commissions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-001821
FieldEconomic statistics
SubjectGovernments
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
See alsoSchool district governments; Statistics about Governments
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001821",
  "term": "Special district governments",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "All organized local entities (other than counties, municipalities, townships, or school districts) authorized by state law to provide only one or a limited number of designated functions, and with sufficient administrative and fiscal autonomy to qualify as separate governments; known by a variety of titles, including districts, authorities, boards, and commissions.",
  "subject": "Governments",
  "see_also": [
    "School district governments",
    "Statistics about Governments"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/special-district-governments/"
}

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