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I think this template is very useful, but I am concerned that there is no clear standard for what is a "community" for purposes of this template. It seems like some of the communities are fairly large and others are simply neighborhoods. Clearly Census-Designated Places should be included, but for other areas, what criteria should be used? Argos' Dad 14:51, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
There seems to be some misinformation about the status of towns in the state of Virginia. The hierarchy of governments is: state (VA)->independent city -- OR -- state (VA)->county->town. Thus all Virginia towns are entirely located within the boundaries of a single county. A perfect example of this is the town of Occoquan. The state charter for the town is http://dls.state.va.us/lrc/charters/OCCOQUAN.pdf, and that clearly states (and give boundaries for) that the town is fully within Prince William County. Secondary references that back this up are Google Earth and usps.com . —Preceding unsigned comment added by Timsabin ( talk • contribs) 12:32, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
This is in http://www.occoquan.org/pdf_docs/ordinances/ch001.pdf . The last update of this site was in 2009. This same site defines the term County as meaning Prince William County; nowhere is Fairfax County referenced. -- Tim Sabin ( talk) 14:23, 17 June 2009 (UTC)Town. The term "town" or "the town" shall mean the Town of Occoquan, in Prince William County, Virginia.
An IP editor today took out certain "Unincorporated Communities", and put them in a new section called "Villages". In Virginia, there is no concept of a village (or township, for that matter) - only the Commonwealth, Counties, Cities, and Towns. It seems we have chosen to place parts of a county in the "unincorporated community" section, which, to me, is fine. What do others think? -- Tim Sabin ( talk) 17:44, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
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I think this template is very useful, but I am concerned that there is no clear standard for what is a "community" for purposes of this template. It seems like some of the communities are fairly large and others are simply neighborhoods. Clearly Census-Designated Places should be included, but for other areas, what criteria should be used? Argos' Dad 14:51, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
There seems to be some misinformation about the status of towns in the state of Virginia. The hierarchy of governments is: state (VA)->independent city -- OR -- state (VA)->county->town. Thus all Virginia towns are entirely located within the boundaries of a single county. A perfect example of this is the town of Occoquan. The state charter for the town is http://dls.state.va.us/lrc/charters/OCCOQUAN.pdf, and that clearly states (and give boundaries for) that the town is fully within Prince William County. Secondary references that back this up are Google Earth and usps.com . —Preceding unsigned comment added by Timsabin ( talk • contribs) 12:32, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
This is in http://www.occoquan.org/pdf_docs/ordinances/ch001.pdf . The last update of this site was in 2009. This same site defines the term County as meaning Prince William County; nowhere is Fairfax County referenced. -- Tim Sabin ( talk) 14:23, 17 June 2009 (UTC)Town. The term "town" or "the town" shall mean the Town of Occoquan, in Prince William County, Virginia.
An IP editor today took out certain "Unincorporated Communities", and put them in a new section called "Villages". In Virginia, there is no concept of a village (or township, for that matter) - only the Commonwealth, Counties, Cities, and Towns. It seems we have chosen to place parts of a county in the "unincorporated community" section, which, to me, is fine. What do others think? -- Tim Sabin ( talk) 17:44, 14 August 2009 (UTC)