Special-purpose district

Special districts (also known as special service districts, special district governments, limited purpose entities, or special-purpose districts in the United States) are independent, special-purpose governmental units that exist separately from local governments such as county, municipal, and township governments. They have a lot of independence in their administration and funding. They are created to do a single task or a many similar tasks.^[1] The U.S. Census Bureau says that school districts aren't special district governments.^[1] In 2007, the U.S. had more than 37,000 special district governments.^[2]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} U.S. Census Bureau (2002). 2002 Census of Governments, Vol 1, Number 1, Government Organization, GC02(1)-1 (PDF). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. vii–viii.
2. ↑ "United States Census Bureau". census.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24.