Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
County Classification	Sovereign	Lehigh County 4th to 3rd	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
Whitehall, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Whitehall, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Lower Macungie, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Lower Macungie, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Fountain Hill, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Fountain Hill, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Bethlehem, City of Overlap	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Bethlehem, City of Overlap	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Alburtis, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Alburtis, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Upper Milford, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Upper Milford, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
North Whitehall, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	North Whitehall, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
South Whitehall, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	South Whitehall, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Macungie, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Macungie, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Hanover, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Hanover, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Lynn, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Lynn, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Lowhill, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Lowhill, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Catasauqua, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Catasauqua, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Washington, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Washington, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Upper Macungie, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Upper Macungie, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Coplay, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Coplay, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Weisenberg, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Weisenberg, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Coopersburg, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Coopersburg, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Salisbury, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Salisbury, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Emmaus, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Emmaus, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Heidelberg, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Heidelberg, Township of (Lehigh) Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Lower Milford, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Lower Milford, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Upper Saucon, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Upper Saucon, Township of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Slatington, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Slatington, Borough of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part
Allentown, City of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part	Allentown, City of Whole	Lehigh County Whole	PA Part

Affected Government Form

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

Current Government

Municipality	County	State
Alburtis, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
Allentown, City of	Lehigh County	PA
Bethlehem, City of	Lehigh County	PA
Catasauqua, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
Coopersburg, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
Coplay, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
Emmaus, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
Fountain Hill, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
Hanover, Township of (Lehigh)	Lehigh County	PA
Heidelberg, Township of (Lehigh)	Lehigh County	PA
Lower Macungie, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Lower Milford, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Lowhill, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Lynn, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Macungie, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
North Whitehall, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Salisbury, Township of (Lehigh)	Lehigh County	PA
Slatington, Borough of	Lehigh County	PA
South Whitehall, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Upper Macungie, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Upper Milford, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Upper Saucon, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Washington, Township of (Lehigh)	Lehigh County	PA
Weisenberg, Township of	Lehigh County	PA
Whitehall, Township of (Lehigh)	Lehigh 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: [Reclassifying Lehigh County from a fourth class county to a third 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