Event Detail

Summary

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

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1931		Jan 1, 1931	Census - January 1 thereafter

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Coalport, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Coalport, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Brady, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Brady, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Cooper, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Cooper, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Covington, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Covington, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Sandy, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Sandy, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Curwensville, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Curwensville, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Bigler, Township of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Bigler, Township of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Decatur, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Decatur, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Lumber City, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Lumber City, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
DuBois, City of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	DuBois, City of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Falls Creek, Borough of Overlap	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Falls Creek, Borough of Overlap	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Ferguson, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Ferguson, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Girard, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Girard, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Glen Hope, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Glen Hope, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Goshen, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Goshen, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Graham, Township of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Graham, Township of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Grampian, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Grampian, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Bell, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Bell, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Greenwood, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Greenwood, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Gulich, Township of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Gulich, Township of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Woodward, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Woodward, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Westover, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Westover, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Brisbin, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Brisbin, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Houtzdale, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Houtzdale, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Huston, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Huston, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Irvona, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Irvona, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Jordan, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Jordan, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Karthaus, Township of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Karthaus, Township of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Knox, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Knox, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Burnside, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Burnside, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Beccaria, Township of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Beccaria, Township of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Boggs, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Boggs, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Bloom, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Bloom, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Lawrence, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Lawrence, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Mahaffey, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Mahaffey, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Morris, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Morris, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Wallaceton, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Wallaceton, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
New Washington, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	New Washington, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Newburg, Borough of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Newburg, Borough of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Union, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Union, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Troutville, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Troutville, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Osceola, Borough of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Osceola, Borough of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Penn, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Penn, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Pike, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Pike, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Pine, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Pine, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Ramey, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Ramey, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Burnside, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Burnside, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Chest, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Chest, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Bradford, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Bradford, Township of (Clearfield) Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Chester Hill, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Chester Hill, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part
Clearfield, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part	Clearfield, Borough of Whole	Clearfield County Whole	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Clearfield, County of	County, 6th Class

Current Government

Municipality	County	State
Beccaria, Township of	Clearfield County	PA
Bell, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Bigler, Township of	Clearfield County	PA
Bloom, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Boggs, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Bradford, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Brady, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Brisbin, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Burnside, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Burnside, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Chest, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Chester Hill, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Clearfield, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Coalport, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Cooper, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Covington, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Curwensville, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Decatur, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
DuBois, City of	Clearfield County	PA
Falls Creek, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Ferguson, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Girard, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Glen Hope, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Goshen, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Graham, Township of	Clearfield County	PA
Grampian, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Greenwood, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Gulich, Township of	Clearfield County	PA
Houtzdale, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Huston, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Irvona, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Jordan, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Karthaus, Township of	Clearfield County	PA
Knox, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Lawrence, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Mahaffey, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Morris, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
New Washington, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Newburg, Borough of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Osceola, Borough of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Penn, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Pike, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Pine, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Ramey, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Sandy, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Troutville, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Union, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA
Wallaceton, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Westover, Borough of	Clearfield County	PA
Woodward, Township of (Clearfield)	Clearfield County	PA

Law

Detail	Citation	Relationship
View	Act of May 2, 1929 (Pa. Laws 1278, No. 447), §§ 31–32	indirect
View	Act of June 9, 1931 (Pa. Laws 401, No. 146), § 1 [32]	indirect

Recorded Document

Government	Type	Location	Alternate Location	Date	Relationship
Pennsylvania	Official Communication Book	v. 22, p. 166	Sec'y.St. 798: (10-0129)	Jul 28, 1931	direct

Government Action

Detail	Government	Action	Date	Approved	Effective	Location
	Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of	Certification: [Reclassifying Clearfield County from a fifth class county to a sixth class county]	Jul 28, 1931