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A
hamlet is (usually—see below) a
rural community—that is, a small settlement—which is too small to be considered a
village. The name comes from the diminutive of a
Germanic word for an enclosed piece of
land or
pasture.
United Kingdom
In the
United Kingdom, the word 'hamlet' has no legal meaning although they're recognised as part of
land use planning policies and administration. Hamlets are traditionally defined
ecclesiastically as a village or settlement that usually doesn't have its own
church, belonging to a
parish of another village or town. In modern usage it generally refers to a secondary settlement in a
civil parish, after the main settlement (if any). Hamlets may have been formed around a single source of economic activity such as a farm, mill, mine or harbour that employed its working population. Some hamlets, particularly those that have a
medieval church, may be the result of the
depopulation of a village.
The term hamlet was used in some parts of the country for an areal subdivision of a parish (which might or might not contain a settlement). Elsewhere, these subdivisions were called "townships" or "tithings".
United States
New York State
In
New York State, hamlets are
unincorporated settlements within towns. Hamlets within the
Adirondack Park are recognized and included in the
Adirondack Park Agency's land-use classifications, and have certain planning and governmental rights. Outside of the Adirondack Park, hamlets are usually not legal entities and have no local government or official boundaries. They will often be named on road signs, however.
A hamlet usually depends upon the town that contains it for municipal services and government. A hamlet could be described as the rural or suburban equivalent of a neighborhood in a city or village. The area of a hamlet may not be exactly defined and may simply be contained within the zip code of its post office, or may be defined by its school or fire district. Residents of a hamlet often identify themselves more closely with the hamlet than with the town. Some hamlets proximate to urban areas are sometimes continuous with their cities and appear to be neighborhoods, but they still are under the jurisdiction of the town.
Oregon
In
Oregon, specifically in
Clackamas County, a
hamlet is a form of local government for small communities, which allows the citizens therein to organize and co-ordinate community activities. Hamlets don't provide services such as utilities or fire protection, and don't have the authority to levy
taxes or fees. The first hamlet to be created in Oregon was the
Hamlet of Beavercreek which was organized as a hamlet in
2006.
Canada
In numerous provinces in
Canada, there are officially designated
municipalities generally smaller than villages, classified as hamlets. Halmets are usually small communities situated in remote areas, like
Cape Dorset,
Enterprise and
Tulita. There are some exceptions, such as
Sherwood Park, Alberta, which has a population of more than 50,000—well above that needed for city status—but which has retained hamlet status.
Fort McMurray, Alberta used to be a city, but has now been amalgamated into the
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, thus making it a hamlet. Hamlets are always
unincorporated, except in Canada's northern territories, where they're
incorporated municipalities.
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