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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But county officials, who oversee development in unincorporated areas outside cities, don’t have the same priorities.
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Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
But there are fewer sources of information for just unincorporated parts of the county.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The town is small, unincorporated and best known for canoeing on the Ogeechee River or teeing off at Black Creek Golf Club.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The tiny, unincorporated town of Lajitas doesn’t have a human mayor.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
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Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
But there are fewer sources of information for just unincorporated parts of the county.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The town is small, unincorporated and best known for canoeing on the Ogeechee River or teeing off at Black Creek Golf Club.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The tiny, unincorporated town of Lajitas doesn’t have a human mayor.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Unincorporated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unincorporated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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