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Local Governments in the United States |
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|
1952 |
1977 |
1992 |
1997 |
|
| Municipal |
16,807 |
18,862 |
19,279 |
19,372 |
| County |
3,052 |
3,042 |
3,043 |
3,043 |
| Township |
17,202 |
16,822 |
16,656 |
16,629 |
| Special District |
12,340 |
25,962 |
31,555 |
34,683 |
| School District |
67,355 |
15,174 |
14,422 |
13,726 |
| Total |
116,756 |
79,862 |
84,955 |
87,504 |
| Source: U. S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1999. | ||||