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Van Petten, Illinois
Van Petten is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Illinois, United States. History The community is named for A. G. Van Petten, the original owner of the town site. A post office called Van Petten was established in 1901 and remained in operation for 30 years. The population of the town in 2013 was 2. The town is owned and operated by Dave and Babe Brandon Becerk, Tara"Welcome to Van Petten: Population 2" '' SaukValley.com'', Sterling, 13 February 2010. Retrieved on 27 June 2013. References Unincorporated communities in Lee County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{LeeCountyIL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only one level of local government immediately beneath state and territorial governments. A local government area (LGA) often contains several towns and even entire metropolitan areas. Thus, aside from very sparsely populated areas and a few other special cases, almost all of Australia is part of an LGA. Uninc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
