unincorporated

adjective un·in·cor·po·rat·ed \ ˌən-in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrā-təd \

|Updated on: 15 Jul 2018

Definition of unincorporated

: lacking corporate status : not formed into a legal corporation : not incorporated

an unincorporated village/community

an unincorporated business/association

Recent Examples of unincorporated from the Web

Some residents don't pay much attention to the plant,which is on unincorporated land surrounded by the city.

— lily altavena, azcentral, "Controversy in the air as Mesa homeowners decry neighboring asphalt plant’s odors," 11 July 2018
Fire crews worked early Tuesday morning to get a handle on two wildfires that broke out overnight, one in unincorporated Escondido and the other near the U.S.-Mexico border, Cal Fire San Diego said.

— teri figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Crews tackling fires near Escondido, Otay Mountain," 10 July 2018
But for Mondeik, a 21-year-old college student from the unincorporated burg of Gleason – between Wausau and Rhinelander – this current eight-day odyssey makes perfect sense.

— dave kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Where racing will take him, Justin Mondeik can't be sure, but he's eager to follow the road," 9 July 2018
Deputies responded to shots fired around 2 a.m. in unincorporated Lake Mary and discovered two men with gunshot wounds, according to spokeswoman Kim Cannaday.

— lisa maria garza, OrlandoSentinel.com, "One man dead, another critically injured after shooting at Colonial Town Park, Seminole deputies say," 8 July 2018
An attic fire in a four-unit, single-story apartment complex in unincorporated south Sacramento sent about 10 residents fleeing from their homes Saturday afternoon before firefighters arrived and quickly controlled the blaze.

— kellen browning, sacbee, "Attic fire displaces apartment residents in south Sacramento," 7 July 2018
Cumberland Farms will open a new gas station and convenience store at the northwest corner of Hypoluxo and Jog roads, in unincorporated Lake Worth, west of Boynton Beach.

— austen erblat, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Cumberland Farms coming to unincorporated Lake Worth," 6 July 2018
Yorkville is looking to annex 152 acres of unincorporated land in areas that are surrounded by the city.

— linda girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, "Yorkville looking to annex 152 acres of unincorporated land," 4 July 2018
Although the revenue is only from TOT money collected from lodging facilities in the unincorporated portion of the county, organizations in incorporated cities are also eligible for funding.

— joe naiman, Ramona Sentinel, "Eight nonprofits receive $251,806 in hotel tax money," 3 July 2018

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