§ 2-200 Population and area requirements. 1. A territory containing a
population of at least one thousand five hundred persons who are regular
inhabitants thereof, as hereinafter defined, may be incorporated as a
village under this chapter provided such territory does not include a
part of a city or village and further provided the limits of such
territory:

a. do not contain more than five square miles; or

b. are coterminous with the entire boundaries of a school, fire, fire
protection, fire alarm, town special or town improvement district; or

c. are coterminous with parts of the boundaries of more than one
school, fire, fire protection, fire alarm, town special or town
improvement district, all of which are wholly contained within such
limits and within one town; or

d. are coterminous with the entire boundaries of a town.

2. Definitions. a. "Regular inhabitants" as used herein and for the
purpose of this article shall include all persons residing in the
territory proposed to be incorporated except such persons who
themselves, or who are persons under the age of eighteen years residing
with persons who, maintain a residence outside such territory which is
used as their address for purposes of voting.

b. "Commission" as used herein and for the purposes of this article
shall mean the village incorporation commission, as established by
section 2-260 of this article.

c. "Secretary" as used herein and for the purposes of this article
shall mean the secretary of state.