Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
County Classification	Sovereign	Cumberland County 5th to 4th	yes

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1971–1972		Jan 1, 1972	Certification - January 1 after Date Granted by Governor

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Dickinson, Township of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Dickinson, Township of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
South Newton, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	South Newton, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Mount Holly Springs, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Mount Holly Springs, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
North Newton, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	North Newton, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
South Middleton, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	South Middleton, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Monroe, Township of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Monroe, Township of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
East Pennsboro, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	East Pennsboro, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Shippensburg, Borough of Overlap	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Shippensburg, Borough of Overlap	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Newburg, Borough of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Newburg, Borough of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
North Middleton, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	North Middleton, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Middlesex, Township of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Middlesex, Township of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Mechanicsburg, Borough of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Mechanicsburg, Borough of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Hopewell, Township of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Hopewell, Township of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
New Cumberland, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	New Cumberland, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Cooke, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Cooke, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Southampton, Township of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Southampton, Township of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
West Fairview, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	West Fairview, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Wormleysburg, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Wormleysburg, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Upper Mifflin, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Upper Mifflin, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
West Pennsboro, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	West Pennsboro, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Lower Frankford, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Lower Frankford, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Camp Hill, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Camp Hill, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Upper Allen, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Upper Allen, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Shippensburg, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Shippensburg, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Silver Spring, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Silver Spring, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Shiremanstown, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Shiremanstown, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Carlisle, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Carlisle, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Penn, Township of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Penn, Township of (Cumberland) Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Upper Frankford, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Upper Frankford, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Lower Mifflin, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Lower Mifflin, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Newville, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Newville, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Hampden, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Hampden, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Lemoyne, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Lemoyne, Borough of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part
Lower Allen, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part	Lower Allen, Township of Whole	Cumberland County Whole	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Cumberland, County of	County, 4th Class

Current Government

Municipality	County	State
Camp Hill, Borough of	Cumberland County	PA
Carlisle, Borough of	Cumberland County	PA
Cooke, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
Dickinson, Township of (Cumberland)	Cumberland County	PA
East Pennsboro, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
Hampden, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
Hopewell, Township of (Cumberland)	Cumberland County	PA
Lemoyne, Borough of	Cumberland County	PA
Lower Allen, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
Lower Frankford, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
Lower Mifflin, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
Mechanicsburg, Borough of (Cumberland)	Cumberland County	PA
Middlesex, Township of (Cumberland)	Cumberland County	PA
Monroe, Township of (Cumberland)	Cumberland County	PA
Mount Holly Springs, Borough of	Cumberland County	PA
New Cumberland, Borough of	Cumberland County	PA
Newburg, Borough of (Cumberland)	Cumberland County	PA
Newville, Borough of	Cumberland County	PA
North Middleton, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
North Newton, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
Penn, Township of (Cumberland)	Cumberland County	PA
Shippensburg, Borough of	Cumberland County	PA
Shippensburg, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
Shiremanstown, Borough of	Cumberland County	PA
Silver Spring, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
South Middleton, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
South Newton, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
Southampton, Township of (Cumberland)	Cumberland County	PA
Upper Allen, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
Upper Frankford, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
Upper Mifflin, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
West Pennsboro, Township of	Cumberland County	PA
Wormleysburg, Borough of	Cumberland County	PA

Law

Detail	Citation	Relationship
View	Act of August 9, 1955 (Pa. Laws 323, No. 130), §§ 210–211	indirect
View	Act of August 22, 1961 (Pa. Laws 1048, No. 478), § 1	indirect
View	Act of October 20, 1967 (Pa. Laws 470, No. 223), §§ 1–3	indirect
View	Act of September 9, 1971 (Pa. Laws 458, No. 107), §§ 1–3	indirect

Recorded Document

Government	Type	Location	Alternate Location	Date	Relationship
Cumberland County	Miscellaneous Book	v. 193, p. 481		Mar 3, 1971	direct

Government Action

Detail	Government	Action	Date	Approved	Effective	Location
	Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of	Certification: [Reclassifying Cumberland County from a fifth class county to a fourth class county]	Feb 11, 1971

Source

Detail	Source	Title	Person(s)	Vol.	Page(s)	Date 1	Date 2
View	Pa. Dep't St. Cns. Cls. F. (St.Arc. 26.144)	County Classifications - 1970's