List of U.S. municipalities established or dissolved since 2020
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This article will list cities, towns, villages, and other municipal government units incorporated or dis-incorporated in the United States on or after January 1, 2020.
Incorporated since 2020
Communities approved incorporation
| Place | County | State | Date incorporating | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Hull | Montgomery County |  Alabama | TBD | The community is seeking to limit the influence of the city of Montgomery, which is considering annexing Hope Hull.[34] The community voted to incorporate July 14, 2026, with 150 residents in favor to 8 against. Following the incorporation vote, a survey must be conducted to ensure that the community meets the minimum number of 300 residents to incorporate.[35] |
Communities seeking incorporation
| Place | County | State | Election date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hills | Summit County |  Utah | November 3, 2026[36] | |
| Niwot | Boulder County |  Colorado | November 3, 2026[37] | Currently a census-designated place; population of 4,306 at the 2020 census. |
| Edgewood | Harford County |  Maryland | N/A | Population of 25,713 at the 2020 census. Effort dead until at least 2027, only five cities have incorporated in Maryland since 1954.[38] |
| La Jolla | San Diego | California | N/A | Proposed detachment from the City of San Diego would include 14,000 residents and 38 square miles.[39] |
Disincorporated since 2020
| Place | County | State | Date disincorporated | Population (2020 Census) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsview | McPherson County |  South Dakota | TBD | 2 | Population 0 as of 2023, disincorporation scheduled.[40] |
| Swan | Marion County |  Iowa | TBD | 76 | Swan voted 20–14 to disincorporate on September 9, 2025.[41] |
| Callimont | Somerset County |  Pennsylvania | January 1, 2026 | 53 | Callimont voted to merge with Larimer Township in 2024. |
| South New Castle | Lawrence County | Pennsylvania | January 1, 2026 | 649 | South New Castle voted to merge with Shenango Township in 2023. |
| Monterey | Owen County |  Kentucky | May 20, 2025 | 112 | Administratively dissolved under KRS 81.062.[42] |
| Poplar Hills | Jefferson County | Kentucky | May 20, 2025 | 380 | Administratively dissolved under KRS 81.062.[43] |
| Vicco | Perry County, Knott County | Kentucky | May 20, 2025 | 327 | Administratively dissolved under KRS 81.062.[44] |
| South Park View | Jefferson County | Kentucky | May 20, 2025 | 0 | Administratively dissolved under KRS 81.062.[45] |
| Glen Lyn | Giles County |  Virginia | February 1, 2025 | 95 | Glen Lyn voted 27–7 to disincorporate.[46] |
| East Keating Township | Clinton County | Pennsylvania | January 1, 2025 | 9 | Merged into Noyes Township.[47] |
| Bonnieville | Hart County | Kentucky | December 8, 2024 | 269 | Bonnieville voted 67–60 to disincorporate.[48] |
| Aquilla | Geauga County |  Ohio | November 19, 2024 | 305 | Voted 106-43 to dissolve at the 2024 general election.[49] |
| Glen Echo Park | St. Louis County |  Missouri | February 8, 2024 | 122 | Absorbed by Normandy.[16] |
| Wheatland | Mercer County | Pennsylvania | January 1, 2024 | 578 | Wheatland voted to merge with Hermitage in November 2022.[50] |
| Fort Johnson | Montgomery County |  New York | December 31, 2023 | 401 | [51] |
| Drew Plantation | Penobscot County |  Maine | July 1, 2023 | 26 | Dissolution failed by a single vote in the 2000s.[52][53] |
| Sunny Side | Spalding County |  Georgia | May 3, 2023 | 203 | Now a census-designated place.[16] |
| Lent Township | Chisago County |  Minnesota | December 29, 2023 | 3,091 | Disincorporated and absorbed by Stacy.[16] |
| Lyndonville | Caledonia County |  Vermont | July 1, 2023 | 1,136 | Merged with Lyndon.[54][16] |
| Ranger | Gordon County | Georgia | May 3, 2023 | 107 | Now a census-designated place. The town had not held elections since 2005.[55][16] |
| Florence Lake Township | Burleigh County |  North Dakota | January 1, 2023 | 6 | Dissolved into Florence Lake Unorganized Territory.[16] |
| Lima Township | Cass County | Minnesota | January 1, 2023 | 396 | [16] |
| Clear Lake | Sangamon County |  Illinois | December 7, 2022 | 203 | Clear Lake voted 36–2 to disincorporate.[56][57] |
| Time | Pike County | Illinois | December 1, 2022 | 29 | [16] |
| Madison Town | Dane County |  Wisconsin | October 31, 2022 | 6,277 | Merged into Madison City and Fitchburg.[58] |
| Matoaka | Mercer County |  West Virginia | October 5, 2022 | 173 | [16] |
| Hardinsburg | Washington County |  Indiana | September 8, 2022 | 222 | [16] |
| Churchs Ferry | Ramsey County | North Dakota | September 1, 2022 | 9 | Impacted by the expansion of Devils Lake. Churchs Ferry voted 5–1 to disincorporate in 2022, a disincorporation vote failed 2–5 in 2012.[59][60] |
| Henderson | Mason County | West Virginia | August 11, 2022 | 231 | Dissolved by the Mason County Commission.[61] |
| Blackey | Letcher County | Kentucky | July 19, 2022 | 109 | [16] |
| St. Charles | Lee County | Virginia | July 1, 2022 | 72 | Charter revoked by the state after no candidate filed to run in two subsequent municipal elections.[62][16] |
| East Laurinburg | Scotland County |  North Carolina | June 30, 2022 | 345 | Charter revoked by the state due to failing finances.[63] |
| Preston Village | Richardson County |  Nebraska | June 1, 2022 | 19 | [16] |
| South Nyack | Rockland County | New York | March 31, 2022 | 2,699 | [64] |
| Rome | Adams County | Ohio | March 23, 2022 | 83 | Now a census-designated place. Rome had not had any elected officials since 1995.[65][16] |
| Hepburn | Page County | Iowa | March 2022 | 26 | Voted to dissolve after no residents ran for mayor or city council in the 2021 municipal elections.[66][67] |
| Pine Valley | Camden County |  New Jersey | January 1, 2022 | 21 | Merged into the Borough of Pine Hill.[68] |
| South Creek Township | Jones County | South Dakota | October 19, 2021 | — | Dissolved into North Jones Unorganized Territory.[16] |
| Jerome | Drew County |  Arkansas | October 14, 2021 | 24 | [69] |
| Magalloway Plantation | Oxford County | Maine | July 1, 2021 | 45 | [70] |
| West Peoria Township | Peoria County | Illinois | May 10, 2021 | — | West Peoria Township voted 1,159–817 to disincorporate in November 2020 and was absorbed by West Peoria City.[71][16] |
| Alorton | St. Clair County | Illinois | May 6, 2021 | 1,566 | Merged to form the new municipality of Cahokia Heights.[28] |
| Cahokia | St. Clair County | Illinois | May 6, 2021 | 12,096 | |
| Centreville | St. Clair County | Illinois | May 6, 2021 | 4,232 | |
| Atomic City | Bingham County |  Idaho | December 2, 2020 | 41 | [16] |
| Buffalo Chip | Meade County | South Dakota | November 10, 2020 | 7 | Incorporation voided by the South Dakota Supreme Court due to not meeting resident number requirements.[72][16] |
| Cedar Highlands | Iron County | Utah | September 28, 2020 | 99 | Cedar Highlands voted 73-12 to disincorporate. Formally incorporated in 2018.[73][16] |
| Bethel Heights | Benton County | Arkansas | August 21, 2020 | 3,015 | Merged into Springdale.[74] |
| Weeki Wachee | Hernando County |  Florida | June 9, 2020 | 16 | [75] |
| Pioneer | Humboldt County | Iowa | August 12, 2020 | 4 | [76] |
| Perkinsville | Windsor County | Vermont | July 1, 2020 | 108 | Merged into Weathersfield.[77] |
Municipalities with pending or unsuccessful disincorporation ballot measures
| Place | County | State | Date of election | Population (2020 Census) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Lake | Kent County |  Michigan | May 5, 2026 | 522 | Voted 55%–45% to disincorporate, but failed to reach the two-thirds threshold required.[78] |
| Baroda | Berrien County | Michigan | November 3, 2026 | 875 | Requires a two-thirds vote to dissolve.[79] |
| Twin Lakes | Freeborn County | Minnesota | November 3, 2026 | 134 | Twin Lakes will merge into Nunda Township if the measure is successful.[80] |
| Wood River Township | Custer County | Nebraska | TBD | 324 | Township government became inactive on January 1, 2025, but has yet to officially dissolve.[81] |
Other changes since 2020
| Place | County | State | Date changed | Population (2020 Census) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick | Rice County |  Kansas | January 1, 2025 | 8 | City marked as inactive by the Census Bureau.[82] Subject of two separate ballot measures to dissolve, both failures. |
| Hoberg | Lawrence County | Missouri | January 1, 2025 | 48 | Village marked as inactive by the Census Bureau.[82] |
| Lewisville | Monroe County | Ohio | January 1, 2025 | 184 | Village marked as re-activated by the Census Bureau after a local government was elected.[82] |
| Copperton Metro Township | Salt Lake County | Utah | May 1, 2024 | 829 | All metro townships in Salt Lake City, which were formerly towns, were reverted to municipality status.[83][16] |
| Emigration Canyon Metro Township | Salt Lake County | Utah | May 1, 2024 | 1,466 | |
| Kearns Metro Township | Salt Lake County | Utah | May 1, 2024 | 36,723 | |
| Magna Metro Township | Salt Lake County | Utah | May 1, 2024 | 29,251 | |
| White City Metro Township | Salt Lake County | Utah | May 1, 2024 | 5,522 | |