Well the "town" is a township[1], not really a town as people outside the Midwest US (edit: and parts of New England) would think of it. Just a level of municip

Well the "town" is a township[1], not really a town as people outside the Midwest US (edit: and parts of New England) would think of it. Just a level of municipality lower than a county, a last vestige of the Northwest Ordinance[2]. Lots of incorporated cities tend to border or be surrounded by towns of the same name. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_township https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_township [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Ordinance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Ordinance