Forms of Government and Methods of Election in North Carolina Cities Summary

 
34
cities over 25,000
48
cities 10,000- 25,000
50
cities 5,000- 10,000
90
cities 2,500- 5,000
111
cities 1,000- 2,500
93
cities 500- 1,000
126
cities under 500
552
cities TOTAL
STYLE OF CORPORATION
City
24
22
14
7
0
3
0
70
Town
10
24
34
80
110
86
118
462
Village
0
2
2
3
1
4
8
20
STYLE OF GOVERNING BOARD
Aldermen
3
4
5
9
19
13
14
67
Commissioners
4
7
12
37
65
54
70
249
Council Members
27
37
33
44
27
26
42
236
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Council Manager
34
48
43
65
58
7
9
264
Mayor Council
0
0
7
25
53
86
117
288
SELECTION OF MAYOR
By and from Governing Board
1
0
2
5
5
9
9
31
Council Member with the most votes
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Elected
33
48
48
85
106
83
116
519
MAYOR'S TERM
2 Years
16
20
22
42
52
50
82
284
4 Years
18
28
27
47
57
38
39
254
At pleasure of board
0
0
1
1
2
5
5
14
NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BOARD
11 members
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
9 members
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
8 members
4
6
1
0
0
0
0
11
7 members
7
6
2
1
0
1
0
17
6 members
14
10
6
16
9
3
1
59
5 members
6
18
27
55
73
69
69
317
4 members
1
8
14
17
27
16
27
110
3 members
0
0
0
1
2
4
27
34
2 members
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
TERM OF OFFICE OF GOVERNING BOARD
2
9
10
3
14
22
24
66
148
4
7
0
4
1
7
7
16
42
4S
18
36
42
72
82
60
41
351
4S/2
0
2
1
3
0
2
3
11
MODE OF ELECTION OF GOVERNING BOARD
AL
14
28
38
77
100
92
126
475
AL/D
10
8
4
3
2
0
0
27
AL/DAL
2
3
1
2
1
1
0
10
D
6
4
2
2
3
0
0
17
DAL
2
5
5
6
5
0
0
23
D/DAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TYPE OF ELECTION
Majority
5
3
2
1
1
3
0
15
Partisan
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
Plurality
16
38
46
85
108
89
125
507
Primary
10
5
2
4
2
1
1
25

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