special-purpose district
C2259
concept
A special-purpose district is a limited-purpose local government entity created to perform a specific public function or set of functions—such as water supply, transportation, or education—within a defined geographic area.
Observed surface forms (5)
- business improvement district ×2
- special taxing district ×1
- special-purpose governmental agency ×1
- special-purpose public agency ×1
- specialized civil division ×1
Instances (10)
- Metro (Portland regional government)
- Iowa City Downtown District via concept surface "business improvement district"
- Downtown Ithaca Business Improvement District via concept surface "business improvement district"
- Illinois Medical District
- Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District via concept surface "special-purpose public agency"
- Port of Seattle
- Zoological Subdistrict of the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District via concept surface "special taxing district"
- Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago via concept surface "special-purpose governmental agency"
- Second Civil Division via concept surface "specialized civil division"
- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District