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Forms of Government and Methods of Election in North Carolina Cities Summary

 
43
cities over 25,000
47
cities 10,000- 25,000
52
cities 5,000- 10,000
99
cities 2,500- 5,000
102
cities 1,000- 2,500
93
cities 500- 1,000
115
cities under 500
551
cities TOTAL
STYLE OF CORPORATION
City
26
24
16
6
0
3
0
75
Town
17
21
33
90
99
87
109
456
Village
0
2
3
3
3
3
6
20
STYLE OF GOVERNING BOARD
Aldermen
4
3
5
9
15
16
10
62
Commissioners
8
8
15
36
65
52
68
252
Council Members
31
36
32
54
22
25
37
237
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Council Manager
43
46
43
71
49
13
5
270
Mayor Council
0
1
9
28
53
80
110
281
SELECTION OF MAYOR
By and from Governing Board
0
0
4
5
4
9
7
29
Council Member with the most votes
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
Elected
43
47
48
94
98
82
108
520
MAYOR'S TERM
2 Years
15
16
23
33
41
51
68
247
4 Years
27
30
28
63
58
39
42
287
At pleasure of board
0
0
1
2
3
3
5
14
NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BOARD
11 members
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
9 members
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
8 members
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
10
7 members
7
6
3
0
0
1
0
17
6 members
15
9
5
18
9
4
0
60
5 members
11
18
31
61
67
63
67
318
4 members
3
9
13
19
24
17
25
110
3 members
0
0
0
1
2
6
23
32
2 members
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
TERM OF OFFICE OF GOVERNING BOARD
2
8
5
5
9
17
29
54
127
4
7
3
2
1
9
10
15
47
4S
28
37
44
86
74
52
44
365
4S/2
0
2
1
2
1
2
2
10
MODE OF ELECTION OF GOVERNING BOARD
AL
21
28
39
87
93
91
114
473
AL/D
11
7
2
5
2
0
0
27
AL/DAL
3
2
3
1
1
0
1
11
D
7
4
3
1
2
1
0
18
DAL
1
6
5
5
4
1
0
22
D/DAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TYPE OF ELECTION
Majority
6
2
2
2
2
1
1
16
Partisan
4
4
1
3
0
2
1
15
Plurality
23
37
47
92
99
89
112
499
Primary
10
4
2
2
1
1
1
21

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