Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. special districts

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1 Introductory case study
2 Goals of this project
3 Related WikiProjects
4 Participants
5 Current tasks
6 Progress by jurisdiction

Introductory case study

While unincorporated, Kensington, California, is subject to the jurisdiction of several special districts [1] (fire, police, school, etc.), some of which are exclusive to Kensington. Others include neighboring communities. Contra Costa County (where Kensington is located) is co-terminous with certain special districts (associated with services the county provides) and there are certain regional special districts (for parks, water, transit, etc.) that encompass multiple counties.

Goals of this project

Systematically identify all special districts in the United States.
Create a stub article for each district.
Define a standard for linking geographic places (municipalities, counties, states, etc.) and implement it.
Encourage Wikipedians to flesh out articles on special districts with history and other relevant facts.

Related WikiProjects

WikiProject U.S. special districts is one of the United States WikiProjects.

National	United States \| US regions \| US states \| History
State	Alabama \| Alaska \| Arizona \| Arkansas \| California \| Colorado \| Connecticut \| Delaware \| Florida \| Georgia \| Hawaii \| Idaho \| Illinois \| Indiana \| Iowa \| Kansas \| Kentucky \| Louisiana \| Maine \| Maryland \| Massachusetts \| Michigan \| Minnesota \| Mississippi \| Missouri \| Montana \| Nebraska \| Nevada \| New Hampshire \| New Jersey \| New Mexico \| New York \| North Carolina \| North Dakota \| Ohio \| Oklahoma \| Oregon \| Pennsylvania \| Rhode Island \| South Carolina \| South Dakota \| Tennessee \| Texas \| Utah \| Vermont \| Virginia \| Washington \| West Virginia \| Wisconsin \| Wyoming List of US State-level WikiProjects and their sub-projects
Territorial	District of Columbia \| American Samoa \| Puerto Rico \| Caribbean (US Virgin Is. + non-US is.) \| Micronesia (Guam, etc. + non-US is.)
Regional	US State capitols \| US cities \| US counties \| US special districts
Government	US Government \| US Presidents \| US Congress \| US Government agencies \| US Governors \| US politicians \| US Armed Forces
Assets	US Interstate Highways \| US Highways \| US Roads \| Historic Places

Also related, and often overlapping heavily with US topics, are WikiProject Canada and WikiProject Mexico.

Participants

Current tasks

Systematically identify lists of special districts in all US states and territories. Is there a national listing anywhere, or do we have to go state-by-state and county-by-county?
Discuss standardized links from municipalities and other geographic places (see talk page).