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. The U.S. Census Bureau says that school districts aren't special district governments.  In 2007, the U.S. had more than 37,000 special district governments.

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References

More reading
 Friedman, L. M. A history of American law. (3rd). Simon & Schuster: New York. 2005.
 Krane, D., Rigos, P. N., and Hill, M. B. Home rule in America: A fifty-state handbook. CQ Press. 2001.
 Mergent's Municipal and Government Manual
 Zimmerman, J. F. The New England town meeting. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1997.

Other websites
 A Citizen's Guide to Special Districts in California 
 California Special Districts Association
 U.S. Census Bureau
  U.S. Census Bureau/Governments Organization/Volume 1
  Government Accounting Standards Board 
  2006 Government Finance and Employment Classification Manual, U.S. Census Bureau
 2007 Governments Integrated Directory, U.S. Census Bureau
  IRS tax-exempt bond information 
  Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington 
  Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Special District Accountability Program
 State and Local Government Review - current and past issues
 Bloomberg News
 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Special Districts (HBO)

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