How to Build a Minecraft Village

Last Updated: December 8, 2021

Getting bored being all alone? Don't like those messy generated villages? It seems like you've come to the right place! This article will teach you how to build a village, town or city to live in with some villagers.

Steps

1
Build a foundation. It's important because you'll get the idea of how large to build, preferably around 50x60. You can break this afterwards, yet having a wall around your village will help protect it from mobs. Having a gate will allow access to the outside of your village.
- It's better to have somewhere for your White House, so make more places for the White House, probably 55x70. But you can decide how big is your White House.
2
Build village's White House. Preferably, you will be the mayor as you built it all, so it can also be your house. However, this is optional.
3
Build a road in your village. You can also build city roads if you think your village needs to be better.
4
Build houses. Size and the amount of houses in the street is all up to you. If you have a small foundation, maybe 3 cottages on each side. If it is large, maybe 4 houses on each side.
5
Build community buildings. The basic ones:
- Shop/Market/Supermarket
- Restaurant/Cafe/Pub
- Village Government Building/Town/City Hall
- Village/Town/City Courts
- TV/Radio stations
- Bank/Tax Court
- Preschool/Elementary/High School/Collage/University
- Churches/Cathedrals/Mosques/Buddhist Temples
- Jails/Police/Fire Stations/Hospitals
- Wind/Solar/Oil/Nuclear/Coal Power Plant
- Water Tower/Pumping Stations
- Sewage Outflow Pipe/Treatment Plant
- Garbage Dumps/Incinerators/Recycling Centers
6
Populate your village. You didn't build a village for yourself, so spawn some villagers by using /summon villager command. You can change the attributes of villagers upon summoning them.
7
Come up with where people will work. It depends, really. What are your community lots? Having a shop will allow shopkeepers, and a school will allow teachers. Think about that.
8
Write some laws. You provide a nice shelter for your citizens, so use the imagination to create laws for your village. Also, think of some punishments for those rebels who break your law(s).
9
Make a big underground shelter for your villagers to secure them or store things.Probably 25x25.
10
Turn it into a server (optional).
11
You've built a village. Have fun playing as a mayor!
- Be creative! You can also try building some cool skyscraper houses!

Community Q&A

Question

Can I do this in Minecraft PE?

Community Answer

Of course you can, there are generated villages in Minecraft Pocket Edition.
Question

How do I turn it into a server?

Community Answer

There are many server hosting websites, but most of them require you to pay money to host it. If you want a free server, use Server.pro.
Question

Will this work on other versions of Minecraft, such as Windows10?

Community Answer

Yes. You can build a village on any edition of Minecraft. Some things may look a little different, but the overall process will be the same.
Question

How can I build a Minecraft hospital?

Community Answer

Download an app called "Minecraft Houses." In it is a guide on how to make a hospital.
Question

How can I keep workers at their work place until dark?

Community Answer

You can make an iron door to keep them locked in.
Question

Is it easy to do this in a flat world?

Community Answer

It is easier to build it in a flat world as you won’t have to consider where the land is raised.
Question

How do I keep the villagers home?

Community Answer

Use an iron door to keep them confined. If you want to be able to enter said building, put a button or pressure plate on the outside, and a button on the inside.
Question

How can I make villages have weapons?

Community Answer

You can't unless you craft an Iron Golem; that'll serve as the village guard. Otherwise, the only weapon you can make is TNT with a pressure plate above it.
Question

How do I build some public restrooms?

Community Answer

Build small quartz houses with signs above them saying "Girls" or "Boys". Make stalls inside and inside the stalls put filled cauldrons with trapdoors over them. For sinks, put filled cauldrons without trapdoors.
Question

Can I build a village without the wall and without being mayor?

Community Answer

Yes, you can.

Warnings

If you spawn villagers on the roof of a building, they will eventually run off and hurt themselves, possibly making it easier for zombies to kill them quickly (unless your difficulty is set to Peaceful).

Thanks!
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