Township (disambiguation)
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Township
is a unit of local government. The term may also refer to:
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
is a unit of local government. The term may also refer to:
- Township (Canada)Township (Canada)The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...
- Township (China)Township (China)Township may refer to:* Townships of the People's Republic of China* Township...
- Township (England)Township (England)In England, a township is a local division or district of a large parish containing a village or small town usually having its own church...
- Township (South Africa)Township (South Africa)In South Africa, the term township and location usually refers to the urban living areas that, from the late 19th century until the end of Apartheid, were reserved for non-whites . Townships were usually built on the periphery of towns and cities...
refers to the urban living areas that, under Apartheid, were reserved for non-whites - Survey townshipSurvey townshipSurvey township, sometimes called Congressional township, as used by the United States Public Land Survey System, refers to a square unit of land, that is nominally six miles on a side...
, or Congressional township, used by the United States Public Land Survey System - Civil townshipCivil townshipA civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
, unit of local government in the United States - Township (United States)Township (United States)A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
- Alberta Township SystemAlberta Township SystemThe Alberta Township System is a land surveying system used in the Canadian province of Alberta and other parts of western Canada.-History and background:...
, Canada - Township Roads in Saskatchewan
- Township, as defined by the Canadian Dominion Land SurveyDominion Land SurveyThe Dominion Land Survey is the method used to divide most of Western Canada into one-square-mile sections for agricultural and other purposes. It is based on the layout of the Public Land Survey System used in the United States, but has several differences...