A precinct is a subdivision of an electoral district, typically a contiguous area within which all electors go to a single polling place to cast their ballots. It is a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes, such as a subdivision of a county, town, city, or ward for election purposes or a division of a city for police control. The word precinct comes from the Latin precinctum meaning "enclosure, boundary line". In the United States, an electoral precinct or voting district is the smallest unit into which electoral districts are divided. A larger geographic unit such as a county, township, or city council district is typically subdivided into precincts and each address is assigned to a specific precinct. Each precinct has a specific polling station where its residents go to vote; however, more than one precinct may use the same polling station.