A village can apply for town status once its population reaches what number?

A village can apply for town status once its population reaches 1,000. This threshold is established in various rural governance frameworks and ensures that a sufficient population is present to support the services and infrastructure typically associated with a town. The population requirement is not only a quantitative measure but also reflects the need for a more complex administrative structure and provision of community services that a larger population entails.

Moving from a village to town status often brings about a wider range of governance and planning opportunities, including the ability to impose taxes for local infrastructure, which is vital at this level of population. Villages with populations below this threshold usually do not have the same level of complexity in governance or community needs, which is why the other options—indicating smaller population requirements—do not align with the established criteria for seeking town status.