Local Geohistory Project

Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
County Classification	Municipality	Elk County 7th to 6th	yes

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1973		Nov 2, 1973	Resolution - Date Enacted

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Fox, Township of (Elk) Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part	Fox, Township of (Elk) Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part
Jay, Township of (Elk) Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part	Jay, Township of (Elk) Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part
Jones, Township of Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part	Jones, Township of Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part
Johnsonburg, Borough of Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part	Johnsonburg, Borough of Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part
Millstone, Township of Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part	Millstone, Township of Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part
Benzinger, Township of (defunct) Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part	Benzinger, Township of (defunct) Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part
Highland, Township of (Elk) Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part	Highland, Township of (Elk) Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part
Horton, Township of Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part	Horton, Township of Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part
Spring Creek, Township of (Elk) Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part	Spring Creek, Township of (Elk) Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part
Saint Marys, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part	Saint Marys, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part
Ridgway, Township of Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part	Ridgway, Township of Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part
Benezette, Township of Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part	Benezette, Township of Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part
Ridgway, Borough of Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part	Ridgway, Borough of Whole	Elk County Whole	PA Part

Affected Government Form

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

Current Government

Sub-Municipality	Municipality	County	State
	Benezette, Township of	Elk County	PA
	Fox, Township of (Elk)	Elk County	PA
	Highland, Township of (Elk)	Elk County	PA
	Horton, Township of	Elk County	PA
	Jay, Township of (Elk)	Elk County	PA
	Johnsonburg, Borough of	Elk County	PA
	Jones, Township of	Elk County	PA
	Millstone, Township of	Elk County	PA
	Ridgway, Borough of	Elk County	PA
	Ridgway, Township of	Elk County	PA
	Saint Marys, City of	Elk County	PA
	Spring Creek, Township of (Elk)	Elk 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
	Elk, County of	Resolution: [Classifying Elk County as a sixth class county]	Nov 2, 1973

Source

Detail	Source	Title	Person(s)	Vol.	Page(s)	Date 1	Date 2
View	Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. Cty. Bd'y F.	Elk County
View	Pa. Dep't St. Cns. Cls. F. (St.Arc. 26.144)	County Classifications - 1970's
View	Pa. Op. Att'y Gen.	Official Opinion No. 33	Shuster, Melvin R.; Packel, Israel	1974	120–125	Date Jan 28, 1974