Borough (United States)
Administrative division at the local government level in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A borough in some U.S. states is a unit of local government or other administrative division below the level of the state. The term is currently used in six states:
- A type of municipality: Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (also formerly Michigan and Minnesota)
- A subdivision of a consolidated city, corresponding to another present or previous political subdivision: New York and Virginia
- In Alaska only, a borough is a county-equivalent.