title: Unincorporated area
text: An unincorporated area is land that is not part of a town, city, or anything like a town. Often, there are not many people there.
  
  By country
  
  The United States
  Often, unincorporated areas are governed by a bigger administration, such as a county. It is usually a place that some people live, but they are not any official city. Sometimes, they are called an unincorporated community.
  
  Some states have different rules for a place to become an official city. 
  
  Local government
  Local government in the United States