Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
County Classification	Sovereign	Dauphin County 4th to 3rd	yes

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1981–1982		Jan 1, 1982	Certification - January 1 after Date Granted by Governor

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Middletown, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Middletown, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Jefferson, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Jefferson, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Wiconisco, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Wiconisco, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Gratz, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Gratz, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Pillow, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Pillow, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
South Hanover, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	South Hanover, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Berrysburg, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Berrysburg, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Reed, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Reed, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Derry, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Derry, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Steelton, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Steelton, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Harrisburg, City of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Harrisburg, City of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Rush, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Rush, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
West Hanover, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	West Hanover, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Williams, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Williams, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Hummelstown, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Hummelstown, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Londonderry, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Londonderry, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Highspire, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Highspire, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Penbrook, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Penbrook, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Paxtang, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Paxtang, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Williamstown, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Williamstown, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Susquehanna, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Susquehanna, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Lower Paxton, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Lower Paxton, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Lower Swatara, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Lower Swatara, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Jackson, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Jackson, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Wayne, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Wayne, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Lykens, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Lykens, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Lykens, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Lykens, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Swatara, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Swatara, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Upper Paxton, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Upper Paxton, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Conewago, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Conewago, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Elizabethville, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Elizabethville, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Washington, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Washington, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Middle Paxton, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Middle Paxton, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Mifflin, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Mifflin, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Halifax, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Halifax, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Royalton, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Royalton, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Millersburg, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Millersburg, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Halifax, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Halifax, Township of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
East Hanover, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	East Hanover, Township of (Dauphin) Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part
Dauphin, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part	Dauphin, Borough of Whole	Dauphin County Whole	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Dauphin, County of	County, 3rd Class

Current Government

Municipality	County	State
Berrysburg, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Conewago, Township of (Dauphin)	Dauphin County	PA
Dauphin, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Derry, Township of (Dauphin)	Dauphin County	PA
East Hanover, Township of (Dauphin)	Dauphin County	PA
Elizabethville, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Gratz, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Halifax, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Halifax, Township of	Dauphin County	PA
Harrisburg, City of	Dauphin County	PA
Highspire, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Hummelstown, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Jackson, Township of (Dauphin)	Dauphin County	PA
Jefferson, Township of (Dauphin)	Dauphin County	PA
Londonderry, Township of (Dauphin)	Dauphin County	PA
Lower Paxton, Township of	Dauphin County	PA
Lower Swatara, Township of	Dauphin County	PA
Lykens, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Lykens, Township of	Dauphin County	PA
Middle Paxton, Township of	Dauphin County	PA
Middletown, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Mifflin, Township of (Dauphin)	Dauphin County	PA
Millersburg, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Paxtang, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Penbrook, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Pillow, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Reed, Township of	Dauphin County	PA
Royalton, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Rush, Township of (Dauphin)	Dauphin County	PA
South Hanover, Township of	Dauphin County	PA
Steelton, Borough of	Dauphin County	PA
Susquehanna, Township of (Dauphin)	Dauphin County	PA
Swatara, Township of (Dauphin)	Dauphin County	PA
Upper Paxton, Township of	Dauphin County	PA
Washington, Township of (Dauphin)	Dauphin County	PA
Wayne, Township of (Dauphin)	Dauphin County	PA
West Hanover, Township of	Dauphin County	PA
Wiconisco, Township of	Dauphin County	PA
Williams, Township of (Dauphin)	Dauphin County	PA
Williamstown, Borough of	Dauphin 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

Government Action

Detail	Government	Action	Date	Approved	Effective	Location
	Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of	Certification: [Classifying Dauphin County as a third class county]	Oct 1, 1981

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)	EM/Census: 1980 County Classification Changes