Talk:Local government in the United States

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Contents 1 smallest county? 2 Merged?! 3 Terminology 4 Extensive revision of article

[edit] smallest county?

This article mentions that the Kalawao County in Hawaii is the smallest in terms of population in the United Stated. The linked article on Kalawao County says it is the 2nd smallest. Which is right?

[edit] Merged?!

The U.S. is not the only nation on Earth that has local governments. Instead the Local government in the United States page should be subordinated to the Local governments page.

[edit] Terminology

The term "local government" is often not used when describing the governments of major cities. Such establishments are said to maintain municipal governments.

I removed this text because I find "local government" to be used quite frequently to describe big-city governments. -- Beland 17:57, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Extensive revision of article

I've taken the plunge and just about completely rewritten the article. I don't claim that it's now perfect, but it's hopefully a huge improvement. It's certainly a lot more cohesive in my view.

I've excised a lot of stuff, particularly the various examples of local government from different states. I don't think that it makes sense to detail all fifty-one jurisdictions, which is where this article seemed to be headed; just a few exemplars are needed in my view. There are (or should be) separate articles for each of the states, which is where most of the detail belongs.

PS: I think I was saving my changes at the same time as someone else made some alterations. Apologies to the other person, but after all that writing I was too tired out to carefully review things further (and it's very hot and stuffy where I am at the moment!).

Silverhelm 21:58, 8 June 2006 (UTC).

Your rewrite is a huge improvement over what was here before. Doctor Whom 18:38, 18 July 2006 (UTC)