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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states. An institution that does not have a direct counterpart in most other U.S. states, New England towns are conceptually similar to civil townships in that they were originally set up so that all territory would be completely covered by them. However, New England towns are of greater importance in local government and civic identity than civil townships are in most of the states where the latter exist. New England towns are corporate entities, granted a charter by the state legislature, and have all the powers that a city in other states would typically have. In addition, virtually all corporate municipalities in New England are based on the town model; statutory forms based on the concept of a compact populated place, which is prevalent elsewhere in the U.S., are uncommon. County government in New England is typically weak or nonexistent, and the towns are of much greater importance than the counties.

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