unincorporated
adjective
un·in·cor·po·rat·ed
ˌən-in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrā-təd 
: lacking corporate status : not formed into a legal corporation : not incorporated
an unincorporated village/community
an unincorporated business/association
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Cal Fire said firefighters on Thursday focused on holding the fire in its current footprint and additional personnel were being staged within the unincorporated community of Castaic.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
The unincorporated community of approximately 5,000 residents was severely damaged.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 24 Jan. 2025
The unincorporated community of Castaic is about 15 miles northwest of the city of Santa Clarita and borders the Angeles National Forest.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
The supervisors also voted to temporarily bar landlords in unincorporated parts of the county from evicting tenants who have evacuees — or their pets — staying with them in violation of their lease and to suspend some restrictions on short term rentals to ramp up available housing.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
The unincorporated community of approximately 5,000 residents was severely damaged.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 24 Jan. 2025
The unincorporated community of Castaic is about 15 miles northwest of the city of Santa Clarita and borders the Angeles National Forest.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
The supervisors also voted to temporarily bar landlords in unincorporated parts of the county from evicting tenants who have evacuees — or their pets — staying with them in violation of their lease and to suspend some restrictions on short term rentals to ramp up available housing.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Unincorporated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unincorporated. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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