Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
Home Rule (County)	Unknown	Lancaster County Proposed 1972 Home Rule	no*

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1972

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Adamstown, Borough of Overlap	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Adamstown, Borough of Overlap	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Denver, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Denver, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Conoy, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Conoy, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
West Cocalico, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	West Cocalico, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Manor, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Manor, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Drumore, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Drumore, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Lititz, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Lititz, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Terre Hill, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Terre Hill, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Elizabethtown, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Elizabethtown, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Columbia, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Columbia, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Bart, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Bart, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Martic, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Martic, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Salisbury, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Salisbury, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
East Donegal, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	East Donegal, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Marietta, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Marietta, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Strasburg, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Strasburg, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Sadsbury, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Sadsbury, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Lancaster, City of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Lancaster, City of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
East Cocalico, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	East Cocalico, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Upper Leacock, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Upper Leacock, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
West Hempfield, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	West Hempfield, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
East Lampeter, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	East Lampeter, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Akron, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Akron, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Caernarvon, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Caernarvon, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
West Lampeter, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	West Lampeter, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Lancaster, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Lancaster, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Paradise, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Paradise, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
East Earl, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	East Earl, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Conestoga, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Conestoga, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Penn, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Penn, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Millersville, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Millersville, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Christiana, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Christiana, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Manheim, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Manheim, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
East Hempfield, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	East Hempfield, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
West Donegal, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	West Donegal, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Little Britain, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Little Britain, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
East Drumore, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	East Drumore, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Quarryville, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Quarryville, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Providence, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Providence, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Ephrata, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Ephrata, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Mount Joy, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Mount Joy, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Earl, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Earl, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Ephrata, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Ephrata, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Manheim, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Manheim, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Pequea, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Pequea, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Strasburg, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Strasburg, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Fulton, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Fulton, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
West Earl, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	West Earl, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
East Petersburg, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	East Petersburg, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Colerain, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Colerain, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Leacock, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Leacock, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Rapho, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Rapho, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Brecknock, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Brecknock, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Elizabeth, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Elizabeth, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Clay, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Clay, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
New Holland, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	New Holland, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Warwick, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Warwick, Township of (Lancaster) Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Mountville, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Mountville, Borough of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part
Eden, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part	Eden, Township of Whole	Lancaster County Whole	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Lancaster, County of	County, 3rd Class (Home Rule Charter)

Current Government

Municipality	County	State
Adamstown, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Akron, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Bart, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
Brecknock, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Caernarvon, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Christiana, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Clay, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Colerain, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Columbia, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Conestoga, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
Conoy, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
Denver, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Drumore, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
Earl, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
East Cocalico, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
East Donegal, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
East Drumore, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
East Earl, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
East Hempfield, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
East Lampeter, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
East Petersburg, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Eden, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
Elizabeth, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Elizabethtown, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Ephrata, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Ephrata, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
Fulton, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Lancaster, City of	Lancaster County	PA
Lancaster, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Leacock, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
Lititz, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Little Britain, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
Manheim, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Manheim, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Manor, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Marietta, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Martic, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
Millersville, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Mount Joy, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Mountville, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
New Holland, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Paradise, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Penn, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Pequea, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
Providence, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Quarryville, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Rapho, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Sadsbury, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Salisbury, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
Strasburg, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Strasburg, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
Terre Hill, Borough of	Lancaster County	PA
Upper Leacock, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
Warwick, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
West Cocalico, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
West Donegal, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
West Earl, Township of	Lancaster County	PA
West Hempfield, Township of (Lancaster)	Lancaster County	PA
West Lampeter, Township of	Lancaster County	PA

Law

Detail	Citation	Relationship
View	Act of April 13, 1972 (Pa. Laws 184, No. 62), §§ 201–219	indirect
View	Act of April 13, 1972 (Pa. Laws 184, No. 62), §§ 241–242	indirect
View	Act of April 13, 1972 (Pa. Laws 184, No. 62), §§ 305–306	indirect

Government Action

Detail	Government	Action	Date	Approved	Effective	Location
	Lancaster, County of	Charter Commission Election	Nov 7, 1972	Rejected

Source

Detail	Source	Title	Person(s)	Vol.	Page(s)	Date 1	Date 2
View	Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. HmR. F.	LANCASTER COUNTY
View	Pa. Legis. Ref. Bur. HmR. F.	Action Taken Under Act 62, as of January 1, 1982	Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs, Municipal Information Center		5