US states with high-profile CDPs

[english si]

Oh wow, I was unaware that most of the Las Vegas suburbs were unincorporated - those are some very large communities!

Is Paradise a suburb, or the place with the main CBD?



In the UK, until 1974 (after which civil parishes could resolve themselves to be Town Councils, though it was merely a rebranding exercise by then - likewise borough status and city status that remained needing a royal charter - all totally meaningless other than for marketing reasons) town status needed a charter from the monarch (to the relevant Lord) allowing it to hold markets / fairs*. There were reforms in the 1830s that redid the list, with Parliament taking the lead and Sailor Bill just rubber-stamping. Since the reforms there's few non-entity towns, and most places of reasonable size got town charters.


*and the terms of my town's 402 year old revision of the charter (changing the day of the week that the market was allowed to be held on and changing the date of the fair) demand a fair on the 19th of September (unless its Sunday, in which case it must be held on the 18th or 20th instead) each year to be valid. I'm pretty sure that if a market isn't held one Tuesday, unless that day is a specific holiday (eg Christmas), the charter is null and void and the town ceases to be a town (until the council votes to make itself a town).

[kphoger]

This seems to be the appropriate time to post this:

[cl94]

This seems to be the appropriate time to post this:

Isn't gambling illegal in the city limits?

[jeffandnicole]

This seems to be the appropriate time to post this:

Isn't gambling illegal in the city limits?

Uh, no.  Freemont Street is entirely within the city limits, which contains about 10 casinos (give or take 1 or 2 that have opened or closed in recent years.

[empirestate]

Oh wow, I was unaware that most of the Las Vegas suburbs were unincorporated - those are some very large communities!

Is Paradise a suburb, or the place with the main CBD?

I suppose it's the place with the main BD, but not the main CBD, if you take my meaning. There is still downtown Las Vegas, inside the city limits, which is the CBD–central business district–where city and county government are centered and where the original hub of economic and tourist activity was (think Rat Pack era).

But the Strip is by far the busier business district, it's just not the central one. Most of the strip is located outside the city limit in what's called Paradise by somebody–the Census, I guess–but not by the locals and certainly not the tourists. Before the Strip was developed, I'm not sure Paradise had any recognition as a place name or locality at all.

[golden eagle]

Until recent years, Sandy Springs and Dunwoody were large unincorporated suburbs of Atlanta. Both have since incorporated. In fact, Sandy Springs is now Atlanta's largest suburb and one of ten largest in Georgia.

[bandit957]

Until recent years, Sandy Springs and Dunwoody were large unincorporated suburbs of Atlanta. Both have since incorporated. In fact, Sandy Springs is now Atlanta's largest suburb and one of ten largest in Georgia.

The incorporation of Sandy Springs doesn't seem to have done much, since I read an article that said Sandy Springs doesn't even provide any public services. All they do is farm out their services to corporations. It's really just a giant HOA run from out of state.

[Brandon]

Until recent years, Sandy Springs and Dunwoody were large unincorporated suburbs of Atlanta. Both have since incorporated. In fact, Sandy Springs is now Atlanta's largest suburb and one of ten largest in Georgia.

The incorporation of Sandy Springs doesn't seem to have done much, since I read an article that said Sandy Springs doesn't even provide any public services. All they do is farm out their services to corporations. It's really just a giant HOA run from out of state.

Actually, they do provide some services, most notably police, fire, and city management.

http://www.sandyspringsga.gov/
http://www.sandyspringsga.gov/government/city-history-and-culture
http://www.sandyspringsga.gov/government/city-history-and-culture/public-private-partnership