the Indian Reorganization Act and/or the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. As voting membership in the Alaska Municipal League is on an equal footing, regardless of population, most villages are incorporated as second-class cities. In common usage, however, these communities are thought of more often as villages than as cities. Connecticut Village districts are subordinate agencies of municipal governments rather than municipalities in their own right. Delaware Municipalities in Delaware are called cities, towns, or villages. There are no differences among them that would affect their classification for census purposes. Florida Municipalities in Florida are called cities, towns, or villages. They are not differentiated for census purposes. Idaho All municipalities in Idaho are called cities, although the terms "town" and "village" are sometimes used in statutes. Illinois A village is a type of incorporated municipality in Illinois; the other two types are the city and the incorporated town. All incorporated municipalities, regardless of type, are independent of each other, and cannot overlap. Villages can be created by referendum under the general state law or by special state charter. The governing body is a board of six elected trustees and an elected village president, all of whom are usually elected at-large. Louisiana A village in Louisiana is a municipality having a population of 1,000 or fewer. Maine In Maine, village corporations or village improvement corporations are special districts established in towns for limited purposes. Maryland In Maryland, a locality designated "Village of ..." may be either an incorporated town or a special tax district. An example of the latter is the Village of Friendship Heights. The distinction is legally relevant to the level of police power that a village may exercise. Michigan In Michigan, villages differ from cities in that, whereas villages remain part of the townships in which they are formed, thereby reducing their home-rule powers, cities are not part of townships. Because of this, village governments are required to share some of the responsibilities to their residents with the township. Minnesota Villages that existed in Minnesota as of January 1, 1974, became cities, which may operate under general municipal law ("statutory city") or adopt a charter for itself to become a charter city. Mississippi A village in Mississippi is a municipality of 100 to 299 inhabitants. They may no longer be created. Missouri The municipalities of Missouri are cities, towns, and villages. Unlike cities, villages have no minimum population