The 2001 Municipal Form of Government surveys were mailed in summer 2001 and winter 2002 to municipal clerks in municipalities with populations 2,500 and over and to municipalities of under 2,500 in population that are in ICMA’s database. Of the 7,867 municipalities that received surveys, 4,244 responded (54.0%). This document presents aggregate survey results. Learn more about ICMA's survey research.