Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
County Classification	Sovereign	Beaver County 6th to 5th	yes

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1921		Mar 14, 1921	Certification - Date Granted by Governor

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Woodlawn, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Woodlawn, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Beaver Falls, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Beaver Falls, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Georgetown, Borough of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Georgetown, Borough of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Franklin, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Franklin, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
New Brighton, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	New Brighton, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Industry, Township of (defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Industry, Township of (defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
New Galilee, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	New Galilee, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Pulaski, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Pulaski, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
New Sewickley, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	New Sewickley, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Chippewa, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Chippewa, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Eastvale, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Eastvale, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Brighton, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Brighton, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Bridgewater, Borough of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Bridgewater, Borough of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Ambridge, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Ambridge, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Midland, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Midland, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Daugherty, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Daugherty, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Darlington, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Darlington, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Hopewell, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Hopewell, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Darlington, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Darlington, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
North Sewickley, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	North Sewickley, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Glasgow, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Glasgow, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Big Beaver, Township of (Beaver, defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Big Beaver, Township of (Beaver, defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Freedom, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Freedom, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Greene, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Greene, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Hookstown, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Hookstown, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Patterson, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Patterson, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Patterson Heights, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Patterson Heights, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Ohio, Township of (Beaver, defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Ohio, Township of (Beaver, defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Fallston, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Fallston, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Moon, Township of (Beaver, defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Moon, Township of (Beaver, defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Koppel, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Koppel, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Rochester, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Rochester, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Aliquippa, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Aliquippa, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Conway, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Conway, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
College Hill, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	College Hill, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Harmony, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Harmony, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
South Beaver, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	South Beaver, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Baden, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Baden, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Borough, Township of (defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Borough, Township of (defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Marion, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Marion, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Frankfort Springs, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Frankfort Springs, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
White, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	White, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Beaver, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Beaver, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Homewood, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Homewood, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Independence, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Independence, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Raccoon, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Raccoon, Township of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Economy, Township of (defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Economy, Township of (defunct) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
East Rochester, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	East Rochester, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Hanover, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Hanover, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Monaca, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Monaca, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Rochester, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Rochester, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
South Heights, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	South Heights, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Potter, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Potter, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Center, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Center, Township of (Beaver) Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part
Shippingport, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part	Shippingport, Borough of Whole	Beaver County Whole	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Beaver, County of	County, 5th Class

Current Government

Municipality	County	State
Aliquippa, City of	Beaver County	PA
Ambridge, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Baden, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Beaver Falls, City of	Beaver County	PA
Beaver, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Big Beaver, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Bridgewater, Borough of (Beaver)	Beaver County	PA
Brighton, Township of	Beaver County	PA
Center, Township of (Beaver)	Beaver County	PA
Chippewa, Township of	Beaver County	PA
Conway, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Darlington, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Darlington, Township of	Beaver County	PA
Daugherty, Township of	Beaver County	PA
East Rochester, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Eastvale, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Economy, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Fallston, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Frankfort Springs, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Franklin, Township of (Beaver)	Beaver County	PA
Freedom, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Georgetown, Borough of (Beaver)	Beaver County	PA
Glasgow, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Greene, Township of (Beaver)	Beaver County	PA
Hanover, Township of (Beaver)	Beaver County	PA
Harmony, Township of (Beaver)	Beaver County	PA
Homewood, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Hookstown, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Hopewell, Township of (Beaver)	Beaver County	PA
Independence, Township of (Beaver)	Beaver County	PA
Industry, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Koppel, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Marion, Township of (Beaver)	Beaver County	PA
Midland, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Monaca, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
New Brighton, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
New Galilee, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
New Sewickley, Township of	Beaver County	PA
North Sewickley, Township of	Beaver County	PA
Ohioville, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Patterson Heights, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Patterson, Township of	Beaver County	PA
Potter, Township of (Beaver)	Beaver County	PA
Pulaski, Township of (Beaver)	Beaver County	PA
Raccoon, Township of	Beaver County	PA
Rochester, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Rochester, Township of	Beaver County	PA
Shippingport, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
South Beaver, Township of	Beaver County	PA
South Heights, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
Vanport, Township of	Beaver County	PA
West Mayfield, Borough of	Beaver County	PA
White, Township of (Beaver)	Beaver County	PA

Law

Detail	Citation	Relationship
View	Act of July 10, 1919 (Pa. Laws 887, No. 351), §§ 1–4	indirect

Recorded Document

Government	Type	Location	Alternate Location	Date	Relationship
Beaver County	Deed Book	v. 292, p. 351		Mar 26, 1921	direct

Government Action

Detail	Government	Action	Date	Approved	Effective	Location
	Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of	Certification: [Population of Beaver County in the 1920 Census is 111,621]	Mar 14, 1921