Forms of Government and Methods of Election in North Carolina Cities
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Name | Style | Population | Form of Gov. | Governing Body | # Mem. | Mayor Selection | Mayor Term | Board Selection | Board Term | Election Method | Statutory Citations | Notes |
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Troy | Town | 3,189 | Council Manager | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | Pr. 1883, c. 153 Pr. 1913, c. 342 SL 1957, c. 125 GS 160A-101 SL 2017-12 | Troy municipal elections held in even-numbered years, rather than odd-numbered years. |
Lake Park | Village | 3,422 | Mayor Council | Council Members | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1993(94), c. 620 | |
Hillsborough | Town | 6,087 | Council Manager | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1985, c. 351 GS 160A-101 | |
North Topsail Beach | Town | 743 | Council Manager | Aldermen | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1989, c. 100 | |
Graham | City | 14,153 | Council Manager | Council Members | 4 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1979, c. 339 GS 160A-101 | |
Casar | Town | 297 | Mayor Council | Council Members | 3 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4 | Plurality | SL 1971, c. 775 PL 1903, c. 359 GS 160A-101 | |
Momeyer | Town | 224 | Mayor Council | Council Members | 4 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1991, c. 242 SL 1995, c. 212 | |
Boardman | Town | 157 | Mayor Council | Council Members | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4 | Plurality | SL 1991(92), c. 876 | |
Monroe | City | 32,797 | Council Manager | Council Members | 6 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Majority | SL 2000-35 | |
Bogue | Town | 684 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1995, c. 286 | Although the town charter, SL 1995, c. 286, styles the town governing board as the town council, the town actually styles the governing board as the board of commissioners. |
Webster | Town | 363 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4 | Plurality | SL 1955, c. 423 SL 1957, c. 60 SL 1977, c. 171 | Although the Webster town charter styles the governing board as the board of aldermen, the town actually styles the board as the board of commissioners. |
Roper | Town | 611 | Mayor Council | Council Members | 4 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | Pr. 1907, c. 24 GS 160A-101 SL 2008-104 | Although the Roper charter styles the governing board as the board of commissioners, the town actually styles the board as the council. |
Maggie Valley | Town | 1,150 | Council Manager | Aldermen | 4 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1973(74), c. 1337 SL 1995(96), c. 558 GS 160A-101 | |
Atlantic Beach | Town | 1,495 | Council Manager | Council Members | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | PL 1937, c. 433 GS 160A-101 | Although the town charter refers to the governing board as the board of commissioners, in fact the town refers to it as the town council. |
Tryon | Town | 1,646 | Council Manager | Commissioners | 4 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1971, c. 441 GS 160A-101 | |
Polkton | Town | 3,375 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | SL 2003-328 | The board of commissioners employs a town administrator to supervise all departments. |
Lake Santeetlah | Town | 45 | Mayor Council | Council Members | 5 | By and from Governing Board | At pleasure of board | AL | 2 | Plurality | SL 1987(88), c. 1012 GS 160A-101 | The mayor is elected by and from the board for a two-year term but serves at the board\'s pleasure and may be removed at any time during the term. |
Hobgood | Town | 348 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | Pr. 1891, c. 160 | The board of commissioners employs a town administrator to supervise all employees. The 1982 act of the General Assembly calls for two-year terms of the town board, but in fact board members are elected to four-year staggered terms. |
Stanfield | Town | 1,486 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | SL 1957, c. 485 SL 2015-253 | Stanfield municipal elections held in even-numbered years, rather than odd-numbered years. |
Conetoe | Town | 294 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 4 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | Pr. 1887, c. 154 SL 1957, c. 278 SL 1959, c. 63 | |
North Wilkesboro | Town | 4,245 | Council Manager | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | GS 160A-101 SL 1977, c. 263 | |
Grandfather Village | Village | 25 | Mayor Council | Council Members | 4 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1987, c. 419 | |
Castalia | Town | 268 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1987(88), c. 952 | |
Saratoga | Town | 408 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 3 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | SL 1947, c. 462 SL 1977, c. 479 GS 163-290 | |
Montreat | Town | 723 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1985, c. 295 SL 1998-38 GS 160A-101 | The board of commissioners employs a town administrator to supervise all departments. Beginning with 2015 election, Mayor term is four years. |
Boiling Spring Lakes | City | 5,372 | Council Manager | Commissioners | 4 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | GS 160A-101 SL 1977, c. 62 | |
Rose Hill | Town | 1,626 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | Pr. 1901, c. 67 SL 1969, c. 330 | The board of commissioners employs a town administrator to supervise all departments. |
Magnolia | Town | 939 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | Pr. 1905, c. 174 SL 1963, c. 82 | |
Aulander | Town | 895 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | Pr. 1933, c. 95 SL 1967, c. 20 GS 163-290, PL 1939, c. 288 | |
Turkey | Town | 292 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 4 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | Pr. 1913, c. 82 | |
Polkville | Town | 545 | Mayor Council | Council Members | 4 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1971, c. 178 SL 1979, c. 266 | Although the legislation cited above styles the governing board as the board of commissioners, the town actually styles the board as the town council. |
Hoffman | Town | 588 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | SL 1953, c. 1002 | |
Connelly Springs | Town | 1,669 | Mayor Council | Aldermen | 6 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1989, c. 528 SL 1993, c. 37 | |
Northwest | City | 735 | Mayor Council | Council Members | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1993, c. 222 | |
Granite Falls | Town | 4,722 | Council Manager | Council Members | 6 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1981, c. 382 | |
Caswell Beach | Town | 398 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1975, c. 293 GS 160A-101 | |
Sawmills | Town | 5,240 | Council Manager | Council Members | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Primary | SL 1987, c. 648 | The council employs a town administrator to supervise all departments. |
Mooresboro | Town | 311 | Mayor Council | Council Members | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1981, c. 113 SL 1977(78), c. 1209 | Although the legislation cited above styles the governing board as the board of commissioners, the town actually styles the board as the town council. |
Boiling Springs | Town | 4,647 | Council Manager | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1953, c. 349 GS 160A-101 | |
Weldon | Town | 1,655 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | Pr. 1891, c. 83 SL 1965, c. 131 GS 160A-101 | |
Roseboro | Town | 1,191 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | Pr. 1891, c. 279 SL 1995, c. 18 | |
Maiden | Town | 3,310 | Council Manager | Council Members | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S/2 | Plurality | Pr. 1883, c. 103 PL 1939, c. 350 SL 1955, c. 445 GS 160A-101 | Three council members are elected every two years. The two persons with the highest vote totals receive four-year terms; the person with the third-highest vote total receives a two-year term. |
Aurora | Town | 520 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 4 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1969, c. 256 GS 160A-101 | |
Unionville | Town | 5,929 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1998-151 SL 1999-90 | |
Elizabethtown | Town | 3,583 | Council Manager | Council Members | 6 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | GS 160A-101 Pr. 1895, c. 156 SL 2004-34 | |
Pollocksville | Town | 311 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | Pr. 1911, c. 163 SL 1965, c. 202 GS 160A-101 GS 163-279 | |
Landis | Town | 3,109 | Council Manager | Aldermen | 4 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1975, c. 213 SL 1987, c. 13 SL 2003-126 GS 160A-101 | The board of aldermen employ a town administrator to supervise all departments. |
Holden Beach | Town | 575 | Council Manager | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | Mun. Bd. Control GS 160A-101 | |
Stantonsburg | Town | 784 | Council Manager | Council Members | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1977(78), c. 1212 GS 160A-101 | |
Conover | City | 8,165 | Council Manager | Council Members | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1977, c. 78 GS 160A-101 | |
Norwood | Town | 2,379 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | Pr. 1905, c. 212 SL 2001-15 SL 2015-253 | The board of commissioners employs a town administrator to supervise all departments. Norwood municipal elections held in even-numbered years, rather than odd-numbered years. |
Granite Quarry | Town | 2,930 | Council Manager | Aldermen | 4 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 2003-203 SL 2007-89 | |
Catawba | Town | 603 | Council Manager | Council Members | 4 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1965, c. 224 GS 160A-101 | |
Scotland Neck | Town | 2,059 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | Pr. 1901, c. 342 PL 1941, c. 106 SL 1951, c. 667 SL 1957, c. 267 SL 1973, c. 382 | The board of commissioners employs a town administrator who acts as clerk and also supervises all departments. |
Bolivia | Town | 143 | Mayor Council | Aldermen | 4 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | PL 1961, c. 366 | |
Wendell | Town | 5,845 | Council Manager | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1985, c. 107 | |
Manteo | Town | 1,434 | Council Manager | Commissioners | 6 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | Pr. 1899, c. 66 Pr. 1907, c. 198 SL 1993, c. 108 GS 160A-101 | |
Autryville | Town | 196 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | PL 1991, c. 384 | The board of commissioners employs a town administrator to supervise all departments. |
Elk Park | Town | 452 | Mayor Council | Aldermen | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | SL 1951, c. 248 Pr. 1889, c. 256 | Although the original charter of the town, Pr. 1889, c. 256, and the 1951 act amending the charter, both styled the governing board as the board of commissioners, the town actually styles the board as the board of aldermen. |
Powellsville | Town | 276 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 3 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Primary | Pr. 1919, c. 94 GS 163-290 | |
Lansing | Town | 158 | Mayor Council | Aldermen | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | Mun. Bd. Control | |
Holly Ridge | Town | 1,268 | Council Manager | Council Members | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1979, c. 87 GS 160A-101 | |
Star | Town | 876 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1957, c. 448 SL 2017-12 | Star municipal elections held in even-numbered years, rather than odd-numbered years. |
Conway | Town | 836 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | Pr. 1913, c. 161 | The board of commissioners employs a town administrator to supervise all departments. |
Oak City | Town | 317 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | Pr. 1905, c. 155 PL 1953, c. 66 Pr. 1891, c. 100 GS 163-290 | |
Grantsboro | Town | 688 | Mayor Council | Council Members | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4 | Plurality | SL 1997-446 SL 2011-83 | |
Seaboard | Town | 632 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | Pub. 1877, c. 208 GS 160A-101 GS 163-279, -290 | |
Morehead City | Town | 8,661 | Council Manager | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1969, c. 879 GS 160A-101 | |
Bolton | Town | 691 | Mayor Council | Aldermen | 5 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1977, c. 271 | |
Wentworth | Town | 2,807 | Mayor Council | Council Members | 5 | By and from Governing Board | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1997-322 | |
Marietta | Town | 175 | Mayor Council | Council Members | 4 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1985, c. 111 | |
Elkin | Town | 4,001 | Council Manager | Commissioners | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 1987, c. 740 SL 2014-35 | Elkin holds municipal elections in even-numbered years, rather than odd-numbered years. |
Princeton | Town | 1,194 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 4 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | SL 2002-52 | |
Lasker | Town | 122 | Mayor Council | Commissioners | 3 | Elected | 2 Years | AL | 2 | Plurality | Pr. 1895, c. 281 PL 1939, c. 48 | |
Holly Springs | Town | 24,661 | Council Manager | Council Members | 5 | Elected | 4 Years | AL | 4S | Plurality | GS 160A-101 SL 2003-73 |