By that he meant outside the legal corporate limits.
In 1798, the corporate limits were extended and the name was changed to Shepherd's Town.
The corporate limits of the town at that time extended a half mile each way from the courthouse.
The 2007 census showed that the population of the village increased to 18,669 people residing within the corporate limits.
Its site is now located within the corporate limits of Hayward.
The city's sprawling corporate limits now extend much farther to the west.
The southern corporate limit of the town is defined by the Iowa border.
Within the corporate limits, there are virtually no residents under the poverty line.
Local private schools are available, and are also outside the town's corporate limits.
By 1860, the Town had approximately 35 dwellings within these corporate limits.