unincorporated
adjective
un·in·cor·po·rat·ed
ˌən-in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrā-təd 
: lacking corporate status : not formed into a legal corporation : not incorporated
an unincorporated village/community
an unincorporated business/association
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The lot is in the unincorporated area of south Sacramento, just south of Calvine Road and about 400 feet from the city of Elk Grove’s northern limit.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Guthrie, 84, was reported missing Sunday from her home in the Catalina Foothills, an unincorporated community north of Tucson, Arizona.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
In December 1978, police uncovered the first of 29 bodies buried on suburban businessman John Wayne Gacy’s property — 26 in the crawl space under his home in unincorporated Norwood Park Township and three more outside the house.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
One ordinance would give tenants in unincorporated county areas an extra month before formal eviction proceedings can kick in, raising the tenant eviction threshold under the existing Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections Ordinance from one month of fair market rent to two months.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Guthrie, 84, was reported missing Sunday from her home in the Catalina Foothills, an unincorporated community north of Tucson, Arizona.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
In December 1978, police uncovered the first of 29 bodies buried on suburban businessman John Wayne Gacy’s property — 26 in the crawl space under his home in unincorporated Norwood Park Township and three more outside the house.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
One ordinance would give tenants in unincorporated county areas an extra month before formal eviction proceedings can kick in, raising the tenant eviction threshold under the existing Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections Ordinance from one month of fair market rent to two months.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Unincorporated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unincorporated. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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