unincorporated

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

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

Summit Hill District 161 Superintendent Barbara Rains said the graffiti was found Aug. 7 during an inspection of the school at 20912 S. Frankfort Square Road in unincorporated Frankfort Township, officials said., and was not visible from the street.

— susan demar lafferty, Daily Southtown, "'Nazi symbols' found on elementary school's roof in Will County, officials say," 15 Aug. 2017
Guam, an unincorporated U.S. territory, is a strategic outpost about 2,100 miles (3,400 kilometers) south-east of Pyongyang.

— nafeesa syeed, Bloomberg.com, "North Korean Tensions Put Americans on Guam in Crosshairs," 10 Aug. 2017
A fire ravaged a single-family home in unincorporated Skagit County early Saturday, with local news outlets reporting two children are believed to have perished in the blaze.

— sara jean green, The Seattle Times, "Two kids may have died in Skagit County house fire; two jailed in probe," 16 July 2017
The victim had walked along a trail through a field to a supermarket near her home in unincorporated DuPage County on the Sunday afternoon but failed to return.

— clifford ward, Wheaton Glen Ellyn, "Man to stand trial in January for 1985 slaying of girl, 15, near Glen Ellyn," 13 July 2017
A warrant was issued for Olivo's arrest, and he was taken into custody June 21 after Will County sheriff's officers stopped him for speeding in unincorporated Wilmington Township, according to court records.

— bill bird, Naperville Sun, "Naperville man robbed grandmother at knifepoint, police say," 11 July 2017
The cities and communities covered are Chula Vista, Otay Mesa, Jamul, Spring Valley, Rancho San Diego, and unincorporated areas of El Cajon and La Mesa.

— karen pearlman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "$118M budget OK'd at Otay Water District," 20 June 2017
The man, John Hernandez, died on May 31, three days after a confrontation with Deputy Chauna Thompson and her husband, Terry Thompson, outside a Denny’s restaurant in Sheldon, an unincorporated community 17 miles northeast of Houston.

— the associated press, New York Times, "Texas Sheriff’s Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Chokehold Death," 10 June 2017
The county’s portion will go toward needs in the unincorporated areas, such as 4S Ranch.

— elizabeth marie himchak, Rancho Bernardo, "Implications of higher gas tax discussed in Rancho Bernardo," 10 May 2017

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