What is the difference between a town and city?

Question

What is the difference between a town and city?

Answer 1

The definitions of "city" and "town" vary by country and history.  Generally, a city is larger than a town which is larger than a village.

Legally, a place may be called "city of XYZ" or "Town of XYZ" depending on the laws of incorporation of the state, province, or country where the place is located.

For example, the state constitution of Oklahoma establishes (1) towns (places with less than a certain population) with town boards, and (2) cities (places with more than a certain population) with a city council and a mayor.

In other countries, like Canada or the UK, cities and towns are established differently.  But generally, both refer to some place that is incorporated and has a government structure.

Answer 2

A town is usually smaller than a city.

Homedale, Idaho is a town with a population of 2,500.

Boise, Idaho is a city with a population fo 198,000.

Answer 3

The words mean roughly the same thing. "City" comes into English via Latin and French; "Town" is of Germanic origin. See the references for more details.

Answer 4

population

Answer 5

A city has lots of businesses, buildings, and such that you would think with a city. It's very busy and has lots of capital. It's more for business.

And a town if more for families and more away from the busyness.

Answer 6

Nothing, really, although in general, cities are bigger.

Many towns are bigger than cities. The City of Greenhorn, Oregon, has a population of ZERO.

Answer 7

Town is smaller and less populated while a city is bigger and more populated, a city also includes more industry.

Answer 8

i think if it has a cathedral its a city

if not, a town

thats what i understand it is anyway

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