What is New England town?
[[File:scituate ma entering sign.jpg|thumb|Massachusetts town line sign, indicating the name of the town, the date of its establishment, and the seal of the state.]] '''New England towns''' have a basic [[local government]] in each of the six [[New England]] states. New England [[town|towns]] are [[wikt:similar|similar]] to civil townships. New England towns are often governed by [[town meeting]]s. There is little to no [[county]] government, and [[Connecticut]] and [[Rhode Island]] counties have no government authority.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3188&q=392376 |title=Connecticut State Register and Manual, Section VI: Counties |quote=THERE ARE NO COUNTY SEATS IN CONNECTICUT. County government was abolished effective October 1, 1960; counties continue only as geographical subdivisions. |publisher=Connecticut Secretary of the State |accessdate=2010-01-23 |archive-date=2011-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127033757/http://www.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3188&q=392376 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ri.gov/facts/trivia.php |title=Facts & History |quote=Rhode Island has no county government. It is divided into 39 municipalities, each having its own form of local government. |accessdate =2010-01-23 }}</ref> [[Massachusetts]] has removed eight of fourteen county governments so far.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cisctlist/ctlistcounin.htm |title=Historical Data Relating to the Incorporation of and Abolishment of Counties in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |publisher=Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth |accessdate =2010-01-23 }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:New England|Town]]