N.Y. Village Law § 2-200: Population and area requirements

§ 2-200 Population and area requirements. 1. A territory containing a

population of at least one thousand five hundred persons who are regular

inhabitants thereof, as hereinafter defined, may be incorporated as a

village under this chapter provided such territory does not include a

part of a city or village and further provided the limits of such

territory:

a. do not contain more than five square miles; or

b. are coterminous with the entire boundaries of a school, fire, fire

protection, fire alarm, town special or town improvement district; or

c. are coterminous with parts of the boundaries of more than one

school, fire, fire protection, fire alarm, town special or town

improvement district, all of which are wholly contained within such

limits and within one town; or

d. are coterminous with the entire boundaries of a town.

2. Definitions. a. "Regular inhabitants" as used herein and for the

purpose of this article shall include all persons residing in the

territory proposed to be incorporated except such persons who

themselves, or who are persons under the age of eighteen years residing

with persons who, maintain a residence outside such territory which is

used as their address for purposes of voting.

b. "Commission" as used herein and for the purposes of this article

shall mean the village incorporation commission, as established by

section 2-260 of this article.

c. "Secretary" as used herein and for the purposes of this article

shall mean the secretary of state.