This updated edition discusses the reasons that communities incorporate, some alternatives to incorporation, the methods of incorporation, and what it means to be a town. It also includes sample budgets to give some understanding of what municipal services cost and is designed for anyone interested in incorporating a town in North Carolina.Errata and a free PDF download of this book is available (https://www.sog.unc.edu/publications/books/incorporation-north-carolina-town-third-edition!/details).A free PDF update to Incorporation of a North Carolina Town is available (https://www.sog.unc.edu/publications/books/update-incorporation-north-carolina-town-third-edition-free-pdf).