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111-625: Kelseyville is a unincorporated community in Lake County, California , located six miles (9.7 kilometers) southeast of Lakeport , at an elevation of 1,384 feet (422 meters). For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined that community as a census-designated place (CDP). Its population was 3,382 according to the 2020 United States census . The area has been formerly designated by European American settlers Kelsey or Kelsey Creek , after Andrew Kelsey , one of

222-680: A brewpub are located downtown Kelseyville. Since 1993, the town hosts the annual Kelseyville Pear Festival on the last Saturday in September. In the California State Legislature , Kelseyville is in the 2nd Senate District , represented by Democrat Mike McGuire , and in the 4th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry . Federally, Kelseyville is in California's 4th congressional district , represented by Democrat Mike Thompson . Kelseyville

333-648: A census-designated place (CDP). A CDP is an area defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. It is a populated area that generally includes one officially designated but currently unincorporated community for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions, and occasionally other smaller unincorporated communities as well. Otherwise, it has no legal status. The Census Bureau designates some unincorporated areas as "unorganized territories", as defined by

444-424: A county island is surrounded on most or all sides by municipalities. In areas of sparse population, the majority of the land in any given state may be unincorporated. Some states, including North Carolina , grant extraterritorial jurisdiction to cities and towns (but rarely villages) so that they may control zoning for a limited distance into adjacent unincorporated areas, often as a precursor (and sometimes as

555-585: A local services board in Ontario. In New Brunswick, where a significant population lives in a local service district , taxation and services may come directly from the province. The entire area of the Czech Republic is divided into municipalities ; the only exceptions are four military training areas . These are parts of the regions and do not form self-governing municipalities, but are rather governed by military offices ( újezdní úřad ), which are subordinate to

666-456: A "place or area with clustered or scattered buildings, and a permanent human population (city, settlement, town, village)." No legal boundaries exist, although a corresponding "civil" record may occur, the boundaries of which may or may not match the perceived populated place. Some nations have some exceptional unincorporated areas: Many countries, especially those with many centuries of history with multiple tiers of local government, do not use

777-507: A boarding house were opened by Rosenbreau and Pace. Kelsey Creek runs through the town and ends in Clear Lake . The Kelseyville zip code also encompasses part of Big Valley, as well as the Soda Bay , Riviera Heights , Buckingham Park , Riviera West and Kelseyville Riviera neighborhoods. The community also encompasses Clear Lake State Park and Mount Konocti County Park. According to

888-622: A council of their own, usually an Ortsvorsteher or Ortsvorsteherin (village chairman / chairwoman) is appointed by the municipal council, except in the very smallest villages. In 2000, the number of unincorporated areas in Germany, called gemeindefreie Gebiete (municipality-free areas) or singular gemeindefreies Gebiet , was 295 with a total area of 4,890 km (1,890 sq mi) and around 1.4% of its territory. However, these are mostly unpopulated areas such as forests, lakes and their surroundings, military training areas, and

999-492: A descriptive name, followed by the designation "unorganized territory". Unorganized territories were first used for statistical purposes in conjunction with the 1960 census. At the 2000 census there were 305 of these territories within the United States. Their total land area was 85,392 square miles (221,165 km ) and they had a total population of 247,331. South Dakota had the most unorganized territories, 102, as well as

1110-453: A few other unique cases, almost all of Australia is part of an LGA. Unincorporated areas are often in remote locations, cover vast areas, or have very small populations. Postal addresses in unincorporated areas, as in other parts of Australia, normally use the suburb or locality names gazetted by the relevant state or territorial government. Thus, any ambiguity regarding addresses rarely exists in unincorporated areas. In Canada, depending on

1221-463: A form of direct democracy, such as the open town meeting or representative town meeting . Larger towns in New England may be incorporated as cities, with some form of mayor-council government. In New Jersey, multiple types exist, as well, such as city , township , town , borough , or village , but these differences are in the structure of the legislative branches, not in the powers or functions of

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1332-500: A grade each year. The site of the adobe home Charles Stone and Andrew Kelsey forced local Native Americans to build them in the 1840s is located at the corner of Main Street and Bell Hill Road, immediately west of Kelsey Creek . Nothing is left of the home; its materials were salvaged by later white settlers. Stone's and Kelsey's remains are under the monument, which is designated as California Historical Landmark No. 426. Located at

1443-462: A legal requirement) to later annexation of those areas. This is especially useful in rural counties that have no zoning at all, or only spot zoning for unincorporated communities. In California, all counties except the City and County of San Francisco have unincorporated areas. Even in highly populated counties, the unincorporated portions may contain a large number of inhabitants. In Los Angeles County ,

1554-504: A newly erected monument marking the site of the former adobe house , one of five historical markers to be unveiled on Memorial Day by the Lake County Historical Society as part of California's statehood 's centennial celebrations. The marker is California Historical Landmark No. 426, laying at the corner of Kelseyville's Main Street and Bell Hill Road. The town's name has been the source of controversy since at least

1665-450: A part of an incorporated place, changes to another incorporated place, or disincorporates. For example, places in Kingwood, Texas , previously unincorporated, retained "Kingwood, TX" mailing addresses after the 1996 annexation of Kingwood into the city of Houston . The Houston city government stated on its website, "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses to maximize

1776-534: A pizzeria. It was designated in 1961 as the "oldest commercial building" by the Lake County Historical Society and the Kelseyville Womens Club. Nowadays only marked by a sign atop a knoll along the southern stretch of Main Street, Gas Hill was the site of a natural gas pocket accidentally discovered in 1868 when digging a well. A match thrown into the hole triggered an explosion. Over the following decades, several successive owners attempted to commercialize

1887-511: A place name is "acceptable" in a mailing address or not, as is the case with Lithia Springs, Georgia . ZIP Code boundaries often ignore political boundaries, so the appearance of a place name in a mailing address alone does not indicate whether the place is incorporated or unincorporated. Unincorporated areas with permanent populations in the United States are defined by the United States Geological Survey as "populated places",

1998-473: A population between 100 and 1,000 residents may have the status of designated place in Canadian census data. In some provinces, large tracts of undeveloped wilderness or rural country are unorganized areas that fall directly under the provincial jurisdiction. Some unincorporated settlements in such unorganized areas may have some types of municipal services provided to them by a quasigovernmental agency such as

2109-449: A population of 3,353. The population density was 1,159.9 inhabitants per square mile (447.8/km). The racial makeup of Kelseyville was 2,213 (66.0%) White , 22 (0.7%) African American , 51 (1.5%) Native American , 32 (1.0%) Asian , 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 888 (26.5%) from other races , and 145 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,337 persons (39.9%). The Census reported that 3,349 people (99.9% of

2220-522: A recommendation as part of the process. The initiative has triggered opposition from another group, which has been campaigning under the "Save Kelseyville" slogan, arguing that renaming the town could be costly and cause confusion. A decision from the USBGN is expected in 2024 or 2025. On July 30, 2024, the county's Board of Supervisors voted to approve a countywide "advisory measure" on the November 5 ballot to rename

2331-582: A tribe that had been "marauding the cattle". The next day, in the Blue Lakes area, the party captured a local Indian and ordered him to lead them to his tribe. Ben Kelsey, who suspected the man was leading them astray, ordered the Clear Lake Indians to each lash the captive. William Boggs later recollected the punishment and telling Richard Maupin "some white person would have to suffer for that whipping", foreboding Stone and Kelsey's deaths. The rancherias of

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2442-422: Is a small group of islands that forms the easternmost part of Denmark. This small archipelago lies 20 kilometers northeast of Bornholm and is the only part of metropolitan Denmark which is not part of a municipality. The islands have been under military jurisdiction since 1685 when Denmark turned Christiansø into a naval base to in response to Sweden creating Karlskrona naval base a few years earlier. In 1926,

2553-439: Is expected in 2024 or 2025. On July 30, 2024, the county's Board of Supervisors voted to approve a countywide "advisory measure" on the November 5 ballot to rename the town to "Konocti". Regardless of the outcome, the county officials might still provide a recommendation regarding the name change to the USBGN. Kelsey's name is also associated with Kelsey Creek, the stream going through Kelseyville which name also once designated

2664-501: Is one of the most populated places in Georgia but is served by a branch of the Atlanta post office. Only after the city was incorporated in 2005 was "Sandy Springs" approved for use in mailing addresses, though "Atlanta" remains the default name. Accordingly, "Atlanta" is the only accepted place name for mailing addresses in the nearby unincorporated town of Vinings , also served by a branch of

2775-709: Is served by the Kelseyville Fire District, headquartered at station 55, on the town's Main Street. Public education in Kelseyville is facilitated by the Kelseyville Unified School District (KVUSD), which includes Kelseyville Elementary, Mountain Vista Middle School and Kelseyville High School . Shade Canyon Public Charter School opened in 2023 in Kelseyville, providing instruction from kindergarten through second grade, with plans to add

2886-581: Is subdivided into 393 municipalities which are further classified, normally by population, as city , local council , or regional council . All three types of municipality provide services including zoning and planning. However, a few unincorporated areas exist, whether because of omissions and ambiguities left in official maps dating from the British Mandate for Palestine , or due to deliberate policy of ensuring facilities of national importance, such as Ben Gurion Airport , Mikveh Israel boarding school, or

2997-529: Is the Longyearbyen Community Council in Svalbard, which since 2004 in reality acts partly like a Norwegian municipality. Svalbard has a governor appointed by the government of Norway, ruling the area. Jan Mayen has no population, only radio and weather stations with staff, whose manager has the responsibility for the activities. Bouvet Island has only occasional visitors. In local government in

3108-513: Is unclear if they actually purchased grazing rights in Big Valley. Andrew Kelsey and Charles Stone forced the local Indians to build them a two-room, 15 by 40 feet adobe home with a loft above, about 3 miles from the south shore of the lake, and immediately west of Kelsey Creek , as well as a large cattle corral . The construction took two months and several hundred laborers, who were fed with just one steer per day. Tensions rose further between

3219-649: The 1840 U.S. Census in Deerfield, Missouri , where he is enumerated as a farmer and head of a family with two girls aged between 5 and 9. Andrew, his brother Benjamin and his wife Nancy arrived in Alta California in the Bartleson–Bidwell Party in November 1841. The other Kelsey brothers, Isaiah and Samuel, chose to head for Oregon with their father when the party reached Soda Springs . Ben and Andrew spent time at Sutter's Fort and trapping north of

3330-531: The BAZAN Group oil refineries, would not have their operation affected by local considerations. The largest unincorporated area in Israel is the so-called "Reservation area", a triangular region whose vertexes are Beersheba , Dimona and Arad , in which all Negev Bedouins were concentrated in the 1950s. As no municipal services are provided within unincorporated areas, this effectively makes all Bedouin settlements in

3441-664: The Big Valley District , Kelsey Bench and Red Hills AVAs. Other notable crops include walnuts , pears , olives , and cannabis . The community is home to the largest producer of organic saffron in California, Peace and Plenty Farm., as well as the Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa . Kelseyville is also home to several wineries , an olive mill , packing facilities, as well as Stokes Ladders, an orchard and industrial ladder manufacturer. Several wine tasting rooms and

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3552-590: The Ministry of Defence . Note: The Brdy Military Area was abandoned by the Army in 2015 and converted into a protected landscape area , with its area being incorporated either into existing municipalities or into newly established municipalities based on the existing settlements. The other four military training areas were reduced in size in 2015 too. The decisions on whether the settlements joined existing municipalities or formed new ones were made by plebiscites. Ertholmene ,

3663-558: The Napa and Sonoma Valleys , killing individuals from different tribes and burning rancherias . The repression of the "Sonoma Raiders" triggered fear among local settlers and raised indignation in the press. Kelsey and several of his men were arrested, but Ben and others made bail . The case would eventually be the first to reach the brand new California Supreme Court , but neither Kelsey or any of his men originally charged with murder and arson were ever tried. In early May 1850, an expedition

3774-716: The Openbaar Lichaam Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (Southern IJsselmeerpolders Public Body). In 1984, the Landdrost became the first mayor of the new city Almere. Since that date, the Netherlands does not have any unincorporated land areas. The Openbaar Lichaam remained, however, only governing the water body of the Markermeer . After the municipal division of the Wadden Sea (1985), the territorial waters in

3885-464: The Prohibition era . The Kelseyville name has been the source of controversy since at least the 1980s because of its association with Andrew and Ben Kelsey . Several attempts have been made through petitions to suggest a name change. In 2020, a group of local community members, Citizens for Healing, formed in order to change Kelseyville's name. The group originally planned a petition to put the issue on

3996-504: The Sierra foothills for a gold mining venture. Left starving, dealing with malaria and surrounded by a hostile tribe, only one to three are thought to have survived. The motive for Stone and Kelsey's murders are debated. Pomo historian William Benson attributes the decision to kill the men primarily to the starvation the indigenous population endured. The circumstances around the deaths of Andrew Kelsey and Charles Stone vary depending on

4107-434: The United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 square kilometers), with over 99 percent of it being land. The 1890 U.S. Census enumerated 282 residents in the town of Kelseyville, and 994 in the 1900 Census . The community first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. Census under the name Kelseyville . The 2010 United States Census reported that Kelseyville had

4218-646: The United States Postal Service (USPS) (indeed, some have their own post offices), and the Census Bureau uses the names of some widely recognized unincorporated communities for its CDPs for which it tabulates census data. In some instances, unincorporated areas have a mailing address indicating the name of an incorporated city, as well as those where residents of one incorporated city have mailing addresses indicating another incorporated city. Mailing addresses do not necessarily change whether an area becomes

4329-466: The census of 2000, there were 2,928 people, 1,095 households, and 724 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 905.5 inhabitants per square mile (349.6/km). There were 1,175 housing units at an average density of 363.4 per square mile (140.3/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.98% White , 0.14% Black or African American , 2.66% Native American , 0.89% Asian , 14.58% from other races , and 4.75% from two or more races. 28.76% of

4440-637: The northeastern states . All of the land in New Jersey , Connecticut , Massachusetts , New York , and Rhode Island , and nearly all of the land in New Hampshire , Pennsylvania , and Vermont , is part of an incorporated area of some type. In these areas, types (and official names) of local government entities can vary. In New England (which includes five of those eight states, plus the less fully incorporated state of Maine ), local municipalities are known as towns or cities, and most towns are administered by

4551-541: The 1860s, the result of lobbying on the part of William and Barthena Kelsay, who arrived with the Harriman Party in Lake County in 1861, "in honor of their Kelsey cousins". Voter registration records list the town as "Kelsey" in the 1860s, and the area is designated "Kelsey Creek" in the 1870 U.S. Census while voter records list "Kelseyville" in the same decade, that name also appearing in the 1880 U.S. Census . The name

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4662-525: The 1860s, and the area is designated "Kelsey Creek" in the 1870 U.S. Census while voter records list "Kelseyville" in the same decade, that name also appearing in the 1880 U.S. Census . The name was officialized by federal authorities when the Uncle Sam Post Office was renamed to Kelseyville in October 1882. Kelseyville has also been nicknamed "Peartown" for its significant pear orchards planted during

4773-486: The 1980s because of its association with Andrew and Ben Kelsey . Several attempts have been made through petitions to suggest a name change. In 2020, a group of local community members, Citizens for Healing, formed in order to change Kelseyville's name. The group, after securing support from local tribes, filed a petition in October 2023 with the United States Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) requesting to rename

4884-660: The Atlanta post office, even though Vinings is in Cobb County and Atlanta is in Fulton and DeKalb counties. In contrast, neighboring Mableton has not been incorporated in nearly a century, but has its own post office and thus "Mableton" is the only acceptable place name for mailing addresses in the town. The areas of Dulah and Faria , California, which are unincorporated areas in Ventura County between Ventura and Carpinteria , have

4995-534: The CDP was $ 24,363, and the median income for a family was $ 28,958. Males had a median income of $ 26,758 versus $ 20,036 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 15,651. About 12.8% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over. Kelseyville is part of the North Coast American Viticultural Area . The Kelseyville area also includes parts of

5106-658: The California Republic (Andrew's sister-in-law Nancy Kelsey is said to have sewn the first Bear Flag ). Kelsey met Charles Stone, who took part in the second rescue relief group sent for the Donner Party in 1847. Charles Stone and another man were given $ 500 to rescue Tamsen Donner 's three young daughters. They eventually abandoned them at Donner Lake to head back west to avoid harsh weather conditions, "their packs stuffed with booty". Captain Salvador Vallejo

5217-696: The Fort), as well as William and William Fowler Jr. (who had married Rebecca, one of Andrew's sister). Buzzell, who was close to John Sutter , is credited for convincing the Kelseys to return to California. Historian H.H. Bancroft suggests Andrew Kelsey might have been part of Micheltorena 's 1844-1845 campaign in captain John Gantt's company. The man participated with his brothers in the Bear Flag Revolt of 1846, which ended Mexican control of California and established

5328-750: The Kelseys and Stone in the Clear Lake operation, and who had reportedly lived in the area for several months, served as an interpreter in August 1851 in the expedition Indian agent Redick McKee led to sign a treaty with the tribes of Clear Lake, one of many the U.S. Army forced California tribes to sign to relinquish their rights in exchange for reservations . Vallejo sold Rancho Lupyomi in 1852. Stone and Kelsey were judged harshly by some of their own contemporaries, including John McKee, who acted as secretary for his father colonel Redick McKee during their Northern California expedition. "We have since learned that

5439-567: The North Sea (1991) and the IJsselmeer (1994), all water bodies are now also part of a municipality and no unincorporated areas exist in the Netherlands anymore. The Openbaar Lichaam Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders was dissolved in 1996. The New Zealand outlying islands are offshore island groups that are part of New Zealand. The Chatham Islands is the only island group among these that are populated and it has its own territorial authority . Most of

5550-552: The San Francisco Bay before deciding to drive cattle to Oregon and meet up with their other brothers. In 1844, along with his brothers Ben and Sam and his father David, Andrew Kelsey was part of a party leading emigrants from Oregon on the Siskiyou Trail to Sutter's Fort . Among the party were Joseph Willard Buzzell, who had married Margaret, one of Ben's daughters (and with whom he would eventually raise two daughters at

5661-574: The Scotts Valley tribes were burned on the way back to the Kelsey ranch. Augustine also mentions to Palmer that a hundred and seventy two men were taken to Sonoma to build adobe houses on Ben Kelsey's ranch, including himself. Augustine escaped, and the rest returned to Clear Lake in the fall. In the spring of 1849, during the California Gold Rush , Ben Kelsey took fifty men from Andrew's ranch to

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5772-482: The U.S. Census Bureau where portions of counties are not included in any legally established minor civil division (MCD) or independent incorporated place. These occur in 10 MCD states: Arkansas , Indiana , Iowa , Louisiana , Maine , Minnesota , North Carolina , North Dakota , Ohio , and South Dakota . The census recognizes such separate pieces of territory as one or more separate county subdivisions for statistical purposes. It assigns each unorganized territory

5883-496: The United States , an unincorporated area generally refers to the part of a county that is outside any municipality. An unincorporated community is one general term for a geographic area having a common social identity without municipal organization or official political designation (i.e., incorporation as a city or town). The two main types of unincorporated communities are: Most states have granted some form of home rule , so that county commissions (or boards or councils) have

5994-558: The United States and Canada. In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut , Córdoba , Entre Ríos , Formosa , Neuquén , Río Negro , San Luis , Santa Cruz , Santiago del Estero , Tierra del Fuego , and Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Unlike many other countries, Australia has only one level of local government immediately beneath state and territorial governments. A local government area (LGA) often contains several towns and even entire metropolitan areas. Thus, aside from very sparsely populated areas and

6105-559: The United States by Congress. Currently, the five major unincorporated U.S. insular areas are American Samoa , Guam , the Northern Mariana Islands , Puerto Rico , and the U.S. Virgin Islands . Unincorporated insular areas can be ceded to another nation or be granted independence. The U.S. has one incorporated insular area, Palmyra Atoll . Incorporation is regarded as perpetual by the U.S. federal government; once incorporated,

6216-638: The ZIP Code of 93001, which is assigned to the post office at 675 E. Santa Clara St. in Ventura; thus, all mail to those two areas is addressed to Ventura. If an unincorporated area becomes incorporated, it may be split among ZIP Codes, and its new name may be recognized as acceptable for use with some or all of them in mailing addresses, as has been the case in Johns Creek and Milton, Georgia . If an incorporated area disincorporates, though, this has no effect on whether

6327-477: The accounts. Common themes involve the theft or sabotage of the men's guns by the indigenous women they were keeping, letting tribe members overrun the building and killing them the next morning. Kelsey would have been struck by an arrow – in some versions, he is killed instantly, in others it takes more blows to end his life. Stone also manages to flee but is soon killed, in a different area. Their bodies were later found in different locations. The adobe building

6438-524: The area unrecognized , with the sole exception of those that were included from 2003 within the Abu Basma Regional Council . On 5 November 2012 that council was split into two new councils, Neve Midbar Regional Council and al-Kasom Regional Council . The Netherlands has had regular periods with unincorporated land when newly reclaimed land polders fall dry. Unincorporated land is since medieval times administered by an appointed officer with

6549-466: The area (besides Stone and Kelsey's adobe home, which was eventually dismantled by other settlers salvaging materials) was built in 1853 at the foot of Mount Konocti by J. Broome Smith and William Graves, the latter a Donner Party survivor. The first blacksmith shop was reportedly opened by a blacksmith named Benham in 1857. It was not until 1864 that a second business was opened, a store owned by T. F. Fall. That same year, another general store and

6660-486: The area. Andrew Jr. (as he was known then, his uncle being Andrew Sr.), his brother Samuel and their father David ended embattled in lawsuits. The same Missouri historian speculates that Jesse Applegate , a well-known St. Clair County figure, encouraged the Kelsos to explore new horizons. (Samuel Kelsey married a Lucy Applegate, but relation is unknown.) Along with his father and his brothers Samuel and Isaiah, Andrew appears in

6771-421: The ballot (another petition was launched online in 2020), until they were informed of another option. The group, after securing approval from local tribes, filed a petition in October 2023 with the United States Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) , requesting to rename the town "Konocti", after the mountain dominating the town's landscape. The California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names is expected to provide

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6882-550: The city. The California Government Code allows cities to call themselves towns, if they wish, although the designation is purely cosmetic. In the context of the insular areas of the United States, the word "unincorporated" refers to territories in which the United States Congress has determined that only selected parts of the Constitution of the United States apply and which have not been formally incorporated into

6993-687: The concept of an unincorporated area. Andrew Kelsey Andrew Kelsey was born in Barren County, Kentucky around 1819, the son of David Kelsey and Susan Jane Cossart. His family moved to Missouri in the 1830s. The "Kelso" family were "the first settlers of the Hoffman Bend section" in St. Clair County, Missouri , "considered pretty shrewd" and "inclined to make the most of their opportunities". Legal troubles followed them, as they attempted to secure some of their neighbors' pre-emption claims , and had to vacate

7104-634: The corner of Main and Third Streets, the Brick Tavern, also known as the Brick House or the Kelseyville Tavern, was built in 1872 by Steve Tucker, possibly using bricks made from the kiln at the Sulphur Bank Mine across Clear Lake . Over the years, it served as a carriage stop, a hotel, a bar, a restaurant and a school, among other uses. It currently hosts an eponymously named saloon as well as

7215-667: The council of Municipal District or Specialized Municipality within their boundaries, or by the Minister of Municipal Affairs within the boundaries of an Improvement District. For example, were they incorporated, the urban service areas of Fort McMurray in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and Sherwood Park in Strathcona County would be the fifth- and sixth-largest cities in Alberta. Unincorporated settlements with

7326-426: The county government estimates the population of its unincorporated areas to exceed one million people. Despite having 88 incorporated cities and towns, including the state's most populous, 65% of the land in Los Angeles County is unincorporated, this mostly consisting of Angeles National Forest and sparsely populated regions to its north. In California, the state constitution recognizes only one kind of municipality,

7437-609: The county level. In mid-Atlantic states such as New York and Pennsylvania, a hybrid model that tries to balance the two approaches is prevalent, with differing allocations of power between municipalities and counties existing. Throughout the U.S., some large cities have annexed all surrounding unincorporated areas within their counties, creating what are known as consolidated city–county forms of government (e.g., Jacksonville, Florida , and Nashville, Tennessee ). In these cases, unincorporated areas continue to exist in other counties of their respective metropolitan areas. Conversely,

7548-493: The creek. Davidson's men apprehended twelve " Isla Indians" found nearby to question them, but they were killed when they attempted to flee. The Dragoons followed the lake's shore to the north, and spotted a tribe on on an island, which he deemed too inaccessible for immediate retaliation. Lieutenant Davidson decided it would require another expedition. Ben Kelsey, furious sooner revenge couldn't be exacted, returned south and organized posses to terrorize indigenous populations in

7659-415: The days following the Bloody Island Massacre in search of Stone and Kelsey's attackers, notably in Cokadjal and Shanel. The adobe home was eventually torn down by new settlers for materials to build chimneys and other buildings. Benjamin Kelsey sold the remaining Clear Lake cattle later in 1850 for "only $ 13,000", according to his wife. E.D. Shirland, a Mexican-American War veteran who was partner with

7770-413: The death of his brother. On Christmas Day, he informed First Dragoons lieutenant John Wynn Davidson in Sonoma he was heading to Clear Lake to avenge his brother, and assembled a posse of fifteen men. Davidson and a detachment guided by Kit Carson 's brother arrived at the ranch the next day, killing Indians along the way. Kelsey and Stone's bodies were recovered and were buried by the soldiers near

7881-620: The death of the whites was caused by their own imprudence and cruelty to the Indians working for them, and that many innocent persons have suffered in consequence", McKee wrote on August 20, 1851. Some 19th century historians echoed that sentiment, H.H. Bancroft writing that "Kelsey and Stone were both killed, as well they deserved to be", and Lyman L. Palmer concluding that Stone and Kelsey "violated those grand fundamental principles which underlie all our relations with each other". The retaliations against Indian populations by Benjamin Kelsey , his brother Samuel and their men also raised outrage at

7992-428: The efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries." The USPS is very conservative about recognizing new place names for use in mailing addresses and typically only does so when a place incorporates. The original place name associated with a ZIP Code is still maintained as the default place name, even though the name of the newly incorporated place is more accurate. As an example, Sandy Springs

8103-557: The entire area was declared protected cultural heritage. Population of less than 100. Statistics Denmark groups it with Bornholm in Landsdel Bornholm . Since Germany has no administrative level comparable to the townships of other countries, the vast majority of the country, close to 99%, is organized in municipalities ( German : Gemeinde , plural Gemeinden ), often consisting of multiple settlements that are not considered to be unincorporated. Because these settlements lack

8214-481: The entities themselves. On the opposite end of the spectrum is the Virginia "strong county" model. Virginia and other states with this model, such as Alabama , Maryland , and Tennessee , set strict requirements on incorporation or grant counties broad powers that in other states are carried out by cities, creating a disincentive to incorporate, and thus have large urbanized areas which have no municipal government below

8325-537: The first Anglo-American settlers in Lake County, and his brother Benjamin Kelsey . Both men, along with Charles Stone and E.D. Shirland, acquired Salvador Vallejo's livestock in the Clear Lake area in 1847. Andrew Kelsey and Charles Stone were killed in 1849 in an uprising against him by bands of Wappo and Eastern Pomo whom they had enslaved. This episode led to the Bloody Island Massacre in May 1850. The town

8436-408: The first years, the soil is equivalent to quicksand . During the initial period of inhabitation, a special, government-appointed officer was installed, the landdrost . During the administrative office of a Landdrost , no municipal council forms. In 1975, the first homes in what is now the city of Almere were built, and from 1976 to 1984, the area was governed by the Landdrost as the executive of

8547-411: The indigenous population in 1849, which would lead to the Bloody Island Massacre in May 1850. More European American settlers established themselves in the area in the mid-1850s, after the removal of indigenous populations to rancherias and the sale of Rancho Lupyomi was challenged in court. According to Woods Crawford, an early pioneer quoted by historian Lyman L. Palmer, the first house built in

8658-515: The lakeshore. Both Eastern Pomo and Clear Lake Wappo bands lived in the area now designated as Kelseyville, the Pomo concentrated along Kelsey Creek all the way to Cobb Mountain , and the Wappo along Cole Creek and on the western slope of Mount Konocti . At some point, both tribes allegedly warred when the Wappo attempted to divert fish from Kelsey Creek into Cole Creek. The Clear Lake Wappo, which were one of

8769-521: The largest amount of land under that status: 39,785 square miles (103,042 km ), or 52.4% of the state's land area. North Dakota followed with 86 territories, 20,358 square miles (52,728 km ), or 29.5% of its land area. Maine was next with 36 territories, 14,052 square miles (36,396 km ), or 45.5% of its land area. Minnesota had 71 territories, 10,552 square miles (27,330 km ), or 13% of its land area. Several other states had small amounts of unorganized territory. The unorganized territory with

8880-445: The largest population was Camp Lejeune, North Carolina , a United States Marine Corps base with a census population of 34,452 inhabitants. In the 2010 census , unorganized territory areas were identified in nine U.S. states: Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Many unincorporated communities are also recognized as acceptable place names for use in mailing addresses by

8991-427: The largest unincorporated areas in Germany (including all inhabited areas, but excluding lakes) with an area of more than 50 km (19 sq mi): In Bavaria, there are other contiguous unincorporated areas covering an area of more than 50 km (19 sq mi) which are however composed of several adjacent unincorporated areas, each one of which is under 50 km in area. In Israel, almost all land

9102-778: The like. As of 31 December 2007 , Germany had 248 uninhabited unincorporated areas (of which 214 are located in Bavaria ), not belonging to any municipality, consisting mostly of forested areas, lakes, and larger rivers. Also, three inhabited unincorporated areas exist, all of which served as military training areas : Osterheide and Lohheide in Lower Saxony, and Gutsbezirk Münsingen in Baden-Württemberg . They have fewer than 2,000 inhabitants in total. Gutsbezirk Münsingen has become uninhabited after losing its inhabited parts to adjacent municipalities on 1 January 2011. The following shows

9213-504: The local Indians to build them an adobe home about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the south shore of the lake, and immediately west of Kelsey Creek , as well as a large cattle corral . Stone and Kelsey enslaved the Pomo and Wappo people in two fenced camps they couldn't leave, forcing them to work under threat of torture and death. Many native people died of starvation and neglect. Stone and Kelsey were also known to rape native women and girls. Multiple and continuous abuse led to their killing by

9324-426: The lower valleys and sold them like cattle or other stock", capitalizing on the de facto slavery system institutionalized by Californio settlers and perpetrated by some California white pioneers. Napa Valley pioneer George C. Yount is quoted mentioning Stone and Kelsey's "unbridled lusts among the youthful females", ordering fathers to bring them their daughters under the threat of corporal punishment. During

9435-433: The military positioned itself on the north shore, and infantrymen crossed the waters to the island. Men, women and children were killed, or drowned in their attempt to escape the attack. The number of fatalities remain uncertain. Lyon claimed at least sixty and possibly over one hundred in his report. Other accounts place the indigenous deaths in the hundreds. Both Lyon and Davidson's detachments committed more mass murders in

9546-458: The name Landdrost or Drossaart . Also, Elten and Tudderen , both annexed from Germany after World War II , were governed by a Landdrost until they were ceded back to Germany in 1963. The most recent period with unincorporated land started in 1967, when the dyke around Southern Flevoland was closed, but several years are required before the polder is genuinely accessible for cultivation, and construction of roads and homes can start, as in

9657-400: The other island groups are not part of any administrative region or district , but are instead each designated as an Area Outside Territorial Authority . In Norway, the outlying islands of Bouvet Island , Jan Mayen , and Svalbard are outside of all of the country's counties and municipalities . They are ruled directly by national authorities without any local democracy. An exception

9768-461: The party, then over Mount St. Helena and Cobb Mountain , following Kelsey Creek to reach the ranch after a day and half. The party then charged as loudly as possible toward the adobe house, dispersing the Indians and freeing Stone and Kelsey. In the morning, the Kelseys and their party ordered a local chief to provide twelve dozen men to accompany the settlers to Scotts Valley, where they believed lived

9879-437: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,095 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

9990-630: The population) lived in households, 4 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 1,224 households, out of which 438 (35.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 574 (46.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 173 (14.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 75 (6.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 80 (6.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 13 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 323 households (26.4%) were made up of individuals, and 163 (13.3%) had someone living alone who

10101-454: The province, an unincorporated settlement is one that does not have a municipal council that governs solely over the settlement. It is usually, but not always, part of a larger municipal government. These range from small hamlets to large urbanized areas similar in size to a town or city. In Alberta , unincorporated communities can be classified as Hamlet, Locality or townsite. A Hamlet is an unincorporated community that can be designated by

10212-472: The ranch – Stone and Kelsey had collected their weapons and stored them in the adobe house's loft. "Abuses included murder, starvation, slavery and rape", historian Henry Mauldin writes. Both men forcibly took indigenous women to live with them, one of them being the wife of a young man who would eventually become Pomo chief Augustine. According to the Indian leader, Stone and Kelsey were known to take Indians "in

10323-451: The resource, but none succeeded. The first newspaper in Kelseyville was The New Era , published in 1890. In 1901, The Kelseyville Sun was started by McEwen & McEwen. In 1912, they sold The Sun to E. E. Bryant. The Sun publication ceased in 1942. Unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation . There are many unincorporated communities and areas in

10434-484: The same powers in these areas as city councils or town councils have in their respective incorporated areas. Some states instead put these powers in the hands of townships, which are minor civil divisions of each county and are called "towns" in some states. Differences in state laws regarding the incorporation of communities leads to a great variation in the distribution and nature of unincorporated areas. Unincorporated regions are essentially nonexistent in eight of

10545-432: The settlers and the Indians over Vallejo's remaining cattle, which he had allegedly left to the indigenous tribe, as Kelsey and Stone ordered the vaqueros to round it up. The Indians, belonging to different tribes, Lil'eek Wappo and Eastern Pomo , were forced to live in two enclosed camps they couldn't leave, on each side of the creek. They were provided "very short rations", and were prohibited from fishing or hunting on

10656-518: The spring of 1848, resentment grew further and local tribe members besieged the adobe house where Stone and Kelsey had taken refuge. An Indian friendly to the Kelseys traveled to Buena Vista ranch in Sonoma to warn Benjamin Kelsey, who then assembled a party that included his other brother Samuel Kelsey, William M. Boggs (one of Lilburn Boggs's son), Richard A. Maupin, and Elias and John Graham. They traveled through Santa Rosa , met with Ems. Elliott who joined

10767-560: The territory cannot be disincorporated . The United States Minor Outlying Islands without a permanent civilian population are "unorganized" in the sense that they do not have a local government, and they are administered by the Office of Insular Affairs directly. The populated American Samoa is "unorganized" in the sense that Congress has not passed an organic act , but it does have a constitution and locally elected territorial legislature and executive. An unincorporated community may be part of

10878-602: The time. The Bloody Island Massacre , which was led as a retaliatory action following the two men's murders, is considered a significant episode of the larger California genocide . A second Kelsey family from Kentucky (some of which originally spelled their last name Kelsay) arrived in the area in 1861 with the Harriman Party. Genealogical records seem to point to a common ancestor, John Kelsay/Kelso, born in Ireland in 1708. Accounts from their descendants, some of them collected by local historian Henry Mauldin, indicate however there

10989-399: The town "Konocti", after the mountain dominating the town's landscape. The California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names is expected to provide a recommendation as part of the process. The initiative has triggered opposition from another group, which has been campaigning under the "Save Kelseyville" slogan, arguing a renaming could be costly and cause confusion. A decision from the USBGN

11100-563: The town to "Konocti". Regardless of the outcome, the county officials might still provide a recommendation regarding the name change to the USBGN. In the centuries before Europeans arrived, the Eastern Pomo and Clear Lake Wappo (also designated as Lile'ek Wappo) people lived along the shores of Clear Lake . In addition to the fish caught in the lake and streams, they hunted waterfowl and gathered berries, seeds, clover and acorn. The Pomo and Wappo built homes and canoes of tule reeds found at

11211-419: The tribes enslaved by Andrew Kelsey and Charles Stone, eventually disappeared from the area. The exact location of the former indigenous community of Xabenapo or Xalanapo (which according to some authors designates the people rather than the town) remains unknown, but it is estimated to have been slightly south of present-day Kelseyville proper, along Kelsey Creek. Several other names have been documented for

11322-465: The village itself: Nonapoti , Bidamiwina and Shabegok . The Kelseyville area was part of Rancho Lupyomi , the land grant Californio Salvador Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo 's brother, received in 1844 from the Mexican government. In 1847, Vallejo sold the livestock that had remained in the area to Ben and Andrew Kelsey , Charles Stone and E.D. Shirland. Andrew Kelsey and Charles Stone forced

11433-408: Was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.24. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. The median income for a household in

11544-514: Was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males. There were 1,329 housing units at an average density of 459.7 per square mile (177.5/km), of which 785 (64.1%) were owner-occupied, and 439 (35.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.0%. 1,992 people (59.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,357 people (40.5%) lived in rental housing units. As of

11655-407: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74. There were 822 families (67.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.31. The population was spread out, with 883 people (26.3%) under the age of 18, 298 people (8.9%) aged 18 to 24, 783 people (23.4%) aged 25 to 44, 912 people (27.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 477 people (14.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

11766-422: Was also sometimes designated Uncle Sam after Mount Uncle Sam, the name soldiers gave to Mount Konocti when they set up camp there in 1850. The Kelseyville name first appears in records in the 1860s, the result of lobbying on the part of William and Barthena Kelsay, who arrived with the Harriman Party in Lake County in 1861, "in honor of their Kelsey cousins". Voter registration records list the town as "Kelsey" in

11877-520: Was assembled to execute Davidson's retaliation plan against Clear Lake Indians: a company from the First Dragoons, a detachment from the 3rd Artillery and three detachments of the 2nd Infantry , equipped with at least one mountain howitzer , wagons and boats, commanded by brevet captain Nathaniel Lyon . On the 14th, they reached the western shore of Clear Lake and attacked a rancho. The next day,

11988-404: Was officialized by federal authorities when the Uncle Sam Post Office was renamed to Kelseyville in October 1882. On May 5, 1950, the remains of Stone and Kelsey were exhumed from Piner Hill, to which they had been moved from their original location decades earlier by George Piner when he acquired the land. Their bones were placed in a small wooden box, which was buried several days later beneath

12099-582: Was pillaged for food, livestock was slaughtered to feed the population, and the rancherias were deserted. The uprising prompted the departure of other Anglo-American families from the area such as the Anderson and Beeson families, who left for Mendocino County (the Andersons would eventually give their name to Anderson Valley , where they settled). Several weeks passed until Ben Kelsey learned in December 1849 of

12210-494: Was some uncertainty on the nature of the kinship. The settlement in Lake County was associated with Andrew and Ben Kelsey's name early on, the area being designated Kelsey Creek, Kelsey's Creek, Kelsey, then finally Kelseyville. ( Kelsey , an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California originally known as Kelsey's Diggings, is named after Andrew's brother Ben .) The Kelseyville name first appears in records in

12321-593: Was the brother of Californio general Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo , and had been pacifying Rancho Lupyomi , the grant he had received from the Mexican government. Both Salvador and his brother were in 1844 each granted 16 square leagues, or about 112 square miles (290 km ). Vallejo had hoped to sell the Clear Lake area grant to former Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs , who had befriended his general brother. In 1847, Andrew and Ben Kelsey , Charles Stone, and E.D. Shirland acquired Salvador Vallejo's livestock near Clear Lake, composed of Texas longhorns and horses. It

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