unincorporated
adjective
un·in·cor·po·rat·ed
ˌən-in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrā-təd 
: lacking corporate status : not formed into a legal corporation : not incorporated
an unincorporated village/community
an unincorporated business/association
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The particular project in question is a data center proposed on 74 acres in unincorporated Imperial County, near the border with Mexico.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
From 2021 through 2029, state mandates call for the county to permit 6,700 units of housing in the unincorporated areas.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
An investigation is underway in an unincorporated part of South Los Angeles after a bicyclist was found dead following a crash on Sunday evening.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Many live in the Peninsula’s coastal communities, East Palo Alto and unincorporated North Fair Oaks.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2025
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
From 2021 through 2029, state mandates call for the county to permit 6,700 units of housing in the unincorporated areas.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
An investigation is underway in an unincorporated part of South Los Angeles after a bicyclist was found dead following a crash on Sunday evening.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Many live in the Peninsula’s coastal communities, East Palo Alto and unincorporated North Fair Oaks.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Unincorporated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unincorporated. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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