township(n = noun.location) town - an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal"
Derived form noun town1, noun town3
1. The district or territory of a town. [1913 Webster]
2. In surveys of the public land of the United States, a division of territory six miles square, containing 36 sections. [1913 Webster]
3. In Canada, one of the subdivisions of a county. [1913 Webster]
township, n.
1 S.Afr. a an urban area set aside for Black (usu. African) occupation. b a White urban area (esp. if new or about to be developed).
2 US & Can. a a division of a county with some corporate powers. b a district six miles square.
3 Brit. hist. a a community inhabiting a manor, parish, etc. b a manor or parish as a territorial division. c a small town or village forming part of a large parish.
4 Austral. & NZ a small town; a town-site.
Etymology:
OE tunscipe (as TOWN, -SHIP)