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===Statutory town===
Colorado has 159 statutory towns that operate under Title 31, Article 1, Section 203 and Article 4, Part 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.The statutory town of [[Creede, Colorado|Creede]] uses the official title "City of Creede" despite its status as a statutory town.<ref name=MuniIncCO/> [[Garden City, Colorado|Garden City]], [[Lake City, Colorado|Lake City]], [[Orchard City, Colorado|Orchard City]], and [[Sugar City, Colorado|Sugar City]] are statutory towns despitebut theuse word "city" at the end of their names.<ref name=MuniIncCO/>
 
Statutory towns have an elected mayor and a [[Municipal council#United States|board of trustees]] composed of the mayor and four or six additional members elected at large. Colorado statutory cities and towns are limited to exercising powers that are granted by the state and are subject to provisions and limitations imposed by the state<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 29, 2014 |title=Comparing home rule and statutory municipalities |url=https://www.ouraynews.com/colorado-comparing-home-rule-and-statutory-municipalities}}</ref> and are similar to villages in other states such as the [[Administrative divisions of New York (state)#Village|villages of the State of New York]].