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=== Special-purpose local governments ===
{{Main|Special district (United States)|School district}}

In addition to general-purpose government entities legislating at the state, county, and city level, special-purpose areas may exist as well, provide one or more specific services that are not being supplied by other existing governments.<ref>{{cite report |last=U.S. Census Bureau |title=2002 Census of Governments, Vol 1, Number 1, Government Organization, GC02(1)-1 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |date=2002 |location=Washington, D.C. |pages=vii–viii |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/gc021x1.pdf |access-date=July 5, 2017}}</ref> School districts are organized local entities providing public [[Primary school|elementary]] and [[Secondary school|secondary]] education which, under state law, have sufficient administrative and fiscal autonomy to qualify as separate governments.

Special districts are authorized by state law to provide designated functions as established in the district's charter or other founding document, and with sufficient administrative and fiscal autonomy to qualify as separate governments;<ref>Reynolds, 31.</ref> known by a variety of titles, including districts, authorities, boards, commissions, etc., as specified in the enabling [[State legislature (United States)|state legislation]].