Suburb vs. Township — What's the Difference?

A suburb (or suburban area or suburbia) is a mixed-use or residential area, existing either as part of a city/urban area, or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of one. Suburbs might have their own political or legal jurisdiction, especially in the United States, but this is not always the case, especially in the United Kingdom where most suburbs are located within the administrative boundaries of cities.

A township is some kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. While the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule.

An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one

A subdivision of a county in most northeast and Midwest US states, having the status of a unit of local government with varying governmental powers.

A usually residential area or community outlying a city.

A public land surveying unit of 36 sections or 36 square miles.

Suburbs The usually residential region around a major city; the environs.

An ancient administrative division of a large parish in England.

A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.

A suburb or city in South Africa formerly designated by the government as a predominantly black residential area.

(by extension) The outer part; the environment.

The territory of a town.

Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.

A subdivision of a county.

An outlying part of a city or town; a smaller place immediately adjacent to a city; in the plural, the region which is on the confines of any city or large town; as, a house stands in the suburbs; a garden situated in the suburbs of Paris.

An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.

Hence, the confines; the outer part; the environment.

A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.

A residential district located on the outskirts of a city

A small town.

The district or territory of a town.

In surveys of the public land of the United States, a division of territory six miles square, containing 36 sections.

In Canada, one of the subdivisions of a county.

An administrative division of a county;