Municipal Directory

Municipal Directory

Municipal Directory indexes U.S. city and town governments: officials by name, plus population, counties, council meeting schedules and contact details.

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  • 51states
  • 31,541cities
  • 30regions
  • 3131counties
  • 67,384officials
  • 6,726positions
  • 248,027,030residents where published

Municipal Directory is a free lookup for U.S. local government. Arrive with one city in mind and the directory opens its profile: the county and region it sits in, its population, when its council meets, how to reach its offices, and the people who currently hold each municipal office, from mayor and clerk to council members and department heads. The official search works the other way round, from a name to the post that person holds.

Coverage grows one state at a time, compiled from whichever body authoritatively publishes that state’s municipalities: a state municipal league, a secretary of state, a state archive, or a university institute. Each state page names its source, and every city and official record links back to the publication it came from. Where a state publishes no roster of officeholders, the directory lists the Census places alone. Population figures come from Census place estimates throughout. The source decides which fields are published, so a city page may carry a full roster of officials, a partial one, or none yet.

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Every state page carries its coverage, its city, county and official counts, and the cities and regions inside it. Pick the state from the map or from the list.

Alabama: 463 cities, 67 counties, 3.2M residents in the cities we list, 199 officialsArizona: 91 cities, 15 counties, 6.1M residents in the cities we list, 2,210 officialsArkansas: 500 cities, 75 counties, 2.1M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedCalifornia: 482 cities, 55 counties, 33M residents in the cities we list, 5,150 officialsColorado: 273 cities, 64 counties, 4.5M residents in the cities we list, 3,833 officialsConnecticut: 169 cities, 9 counties, 3.7M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedDelaware: 57 cities, 3 counties, 299K residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedDistrict of Columbia: 1 city, 1 county, 702K residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedFlorida: 411 cities, 67 counties, 11.7M residents in the cities we list, 3,474 officialsGeorgia: 537 cities, 159 counties, 5.1M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedIdaho: 198 cities, 44 counties, 1.4M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedIllinois: 1,294 cities, 102 counties, 11.1M residents in the cities we list, 2,541 officialsIndiana: 1,571 cities, 92 counties, 11.5M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedIowa: 940 cities, 99 counties, 2.6M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedKansas: 1,972 cities, 105 counties, 3.3M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedKentucky: 418 cities, 120 counties, 2.6M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedLouisiana: 304 cities, 64 counties, 2.1M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedMaine: 486 cities, 16 counties, 1.4M residents in the cities we list, 549 officialsMaryland: 156 cities, 24 counties, 997K residents in the cities we list, 877 officialsMassachusetts: 351 cities, 14 counties, 7.1M residents in the cities we list, 2,177 officialsMichigan: 1,773 cities, 83 counties, 10.4M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedMinnesota: 2,631 cities, 87 counties, 5.8M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedMississippi: 297 cities, 82 counties, 1.4M residents in the cities we list, 2,113 officialsMissouri: 1,221 cities, 115 counties, 4.4M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedMontana: 127 cities, 56 counties, 621K residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedNebraska: 869 cities, 93 counties, 1.7M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedNevada: 23 cities, 17 counties, 934K residents in the cities we list, 69 officialsNew Hampshire: 234 cities, 10 counties, 1.4M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedNew Jersey: 564 cities, 21 counties, 9.5M residents in the cities we list, 564 officialsNew Mexico: 105 cities, 33 counties, 1.4M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedNew York: 62 cities, 62 counties, 10.8M residents in the cities we list, 354 officialsNorth Carolina: 549 cities, 100 counties, 6.4M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedNorth Dakota: 1,665 cities, 53 counties, 742K residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedOhio: 925 cities, 88 counties, 7.7M residents in the cities we list, 8,984 officialsOklahoma: 591 cities, 77 counties, 3.2M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedOregon: 241 cities, 36 counties, 3M residents in the cities we list, 4,802 officialsPennsylvania: 2,560 cities, 67 counties, 13.1M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedRhode Island: 39 cities, 5 counties, 1.1M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedSouth Carolina: 271 cities, 46 counties, 2M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedSouth Dakota: 1,210 cities, 66 counties, 805K residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedTennessee: 345 cities, 95 counties, 4.4M residents in the cities we list, 4,375 officialsTexas: 1,226 cities, 244 counties, 22.7M residents in the cities we list, 21,053 officialsUtah: 255 cities, 29 counties, 3.3M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedVermont: 247 cities, 14 counties, 648K residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedVirginia: 227 cities, 133 counties, 3.1M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedWashington: 281 cities, 39 counties, 5.2M residents in the cities we list, 4,060 officialsWest Virginia: 230 cities, 55 counties, 601K residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedWisconsin: 1,850 cities, 72 counties, 6M residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedWyoming: 99 cities, 23 counties, 403K residents in the cities we list, no officials publishedNew York City, New York: 8,478,072 residentsNew York CityLos Angeles, California: 3,878,704 residentsLos AngelesChicago, Illinois: 2,721,308 residentsChicagoHouston, Texas: 2,325,502 residentsHoustonPhoenix, Arizona: 1,673,164 residentsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania: 1,573,916 residentsPhiladelphiaSan Antonio, Texas: 1,567,118 residentsSan AntonioSan Diego, California: 1,404,452 residentsSan DiegoDallas, Texas: 1,345,047 residentsDallasJacksonville, Florida: 1,009,833 residentsJacksonvilleFort Worth, Texas: 1,008,106 residentsSan Jose, California: 997,368 residentsSan JoseAustin, Texas: 995,484 residentsCharlotte, North Carolina: 943,476 residentsCharlotteColumbus, Ohio: 933,263 residents

Click a state to open its page; hover or focus one for its population, city, county and official counts. Populations count the cities we list rather than the whole state, and states marked with a dot are too small for a name. The pins mark the largest cities we list and lead to their profiles. Alaska and Hawaii are off the mainland map — Alaska · Hawaii — and all 51 state pages are on the states index.

State boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, via us-atlas (ISC).

Largest cities

CityStatePopulationRegionCounties
New York CityNY8,478,072—Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond
Los AngelesCA3,878,704—Los Angeles
ChicagoIL2,721,308—Cook, DuPage
HoustonTX2,325,502San Jacinto-Houston AreaFort Bend, Harris, Montgomery
PhoenixAZ1,673,164—Maricopa
PhiladelphiaPA1,573,916—Philadelphia
San AntonioTX1,567,118Alamo Region-San Antonio AreaBexar, Medina
San DiegoCA1,404,452—San Diego
DallasTX1,345,047North Central Texas-DallasCollin, Dallas, Denton
JacksonvilleFL1,009,833—Duval
Fort WorthTX1,008,106Where the West Begins-Fort WorthDenton, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant, Wise
San JoseCA997,368—Santa Clara
AustinTX995,484Highland Lakes-Austin AreaHays, Travis, Williamson
CharlotteNC943,476—Mecklenburg
ColumbusOH933,263—Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin

Regions