What is the difference between a borough and a township?

Question

I read some answers that were "number of residents" but I don't think this is the full answer. Because in a single town, there is the borough and the township. For example, take the town Ephrata, PA. There is the town of Ephrata, Ephrata Township and Ephrata Borough. The borough and township are both within the town of Ephrata.

Answer 1

In the UK a 'Borough' is founded by Royal Charter - some ancient, some modern, and it has a Mayor as civic head, rather than a 'Council Chairperson' Otherwise there is no difference whatsoever.

Answer 2

A borough is an administrative division used in various countries. In principle the term borough designates a self-governing township, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.

--> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borough


The term township is used to denote a lower level territorial subdivision. Townships exist in Canada, China, South Africa, and the United States of America. For more information on townships specific to these countries, please follow the links below.

--> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township