the following is a list of incorporated places with the most people living in them in the united states. the united states census bureau says an "incorporated place" can have many names, such as city, town, village, borough, and municipality. a few special census-designated places (cdps) are also in the census bureau's list of incorporated places. consolidated city-counties are a type of place that includes all of a county, or something like it with a different name. some consolidated city-counties, however, include more than one incorporated place. this list presents only that part (or "balance") of such consolidated city-counties that are not a part of another incorporated place.