LOCATION@1 In LOCATION@1 , a town is an incorporated municipality similar to a city -LRB- though with a smaller required minimum population -RRB- , but while cities are by LOCATION@1 law independent of counties , towns are contained within a county .

In LOCATION@1 , a town is similar to a city , but it can have a smaller number of people in it . By LOCATION@1 law cities are independent of counties -LRB- they have power without counties -RRB- , towns are part of a county .
