Event Detail

Summary

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

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1981		Oct 26, 1981	Ordinance - Date Enacted

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Great Bend, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Great Bend, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Apolacon, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Apolacon, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Little Meadows, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Little Meadows, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Auburn, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Auburn, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Rush, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Rush, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Ararat, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Ararat, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Franklin, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Franklin, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Susquehanna Depot, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Susquehanna Depot, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Clifford, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Clifford, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Liberty, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Liberty, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Gibson, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Gibson, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Dimock, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Dimock, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Montrose, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Montrose, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Forest Lake, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Forest Lake, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Forest City, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Forest City, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
New Milford, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	New Milford, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
New Milford, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	New Milford, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Silver Lake, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Silver Lake, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Hop Bottom, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Hop Bottom, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Oakland, Borough of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Oakland, Borough of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Lanesboro, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Lanesboro, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Lenox, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Lenox, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Brooklyn, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Brooklyn, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Oakland, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Oakland, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Friendsville, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Friendsville, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Choconut, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Choconut, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Hallstead, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Hallstead, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Middletown, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Middletown, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Union Dale, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Union Dale, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Harford, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Harford, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Jessup, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Jessup, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Harmony, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Harmony, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Thompson, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Thompson, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Thompson, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Thompson, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Springville, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Springville, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Bridgewater, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Bridgewater, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Lathrop, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Lathrop, Township of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Jackson, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Jackson, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Great Bend, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Great Bend, Borough of Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part
Herrick, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part	Herrick, Township of (Susquehanna) Whole	Susquehanna County Whole	PA Part

Affected Government Form

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

Current Government

Municipality	County	State
Apolacon, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Ararat, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Auburn, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Bridgewater, Township of (Susquehanna)	Susquehanna County	PA
Brooklyn, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Choconut, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Clifford, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Dimock, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Forest City, Borough of	Susquehanna County	PA
Forest Lake, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Franklin, Township of (Susquehanna)	Susquehanna County	PA
Friendsville, Borough of	Susquehanna County	PA
Gibson, Township of (Susquehanna)	Susquehanna County	PA
Great Bend, Borough of	Susquehanna County	PA
Great Bend, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Hallstead, Borough of	Susquehanna County	PA
Harford, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Harmony, Township of (Susquehanna)	Susquehanna County	PA
Herrick, Township of (Susquehanna)	Susquehanna County	PA
Hop Bottom, Borough of	Susquehanna County	PA
Jackson, Township of (Susquehanna)	Susquehanna County	PA
Jessup, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Lanesboro, Borough of	Susquehanna County	PA
Lathrop, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Lenox, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Liberty, Township of (Susquehanna)	Susquehanna County	PA
Little Meadows, Borough of	Susquehanna County	PA
Middletown, Township of (Susquehanna)	Susquehanna County	PA
Montrose, Borough of	Susquehanna County	PA
New Milford, Borough of	Susquehanna County	PA
New Milford, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Oakland, Borough of (Susquehanna)	Susquehanna County	PA
Oakland, Township of (Susquehanna)	Susquehanna County	PA
Rush, Township of (Susquehanna)	Susquehanna County	PA
Silver Lake, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Springville, Township of	Susquehanna County	PA
Susquehanna Depot, Borough of	Susquehanna County	PA
Thompson, Borough of	Susquehanna County	PA
Thompson, Township of (Susquehanna)	Susquehanna County	PA
Union Dale, Borough of	Susquehanna 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
View	Act of February 5, 1982 (Pa. Laws 7, No. 3), §§ 1–3	reference

Government Action

Detail	Government	Action	Date	Approved	Effective	Location
	Susquehanna, County of	Ordinance 1: Electing that Susquehanna County be a county of the sixth class	Oct 26, 1981
	Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of	Certification: [Reclassifying Susquehanna County as a sixth class county]	Feb 11, 1982

Source

Detail	Source	Title	Person(s)	Vol.	Page(s)	Date 1
View	Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. Cty. Bd'y F.	Susquehanna County
View	Pa. Dep't St. Cns. Cls. F. (St.Arc. 26.144)	EM/Census: 1980 County Classification Changes
View	Pa. Op. Att'y Gen.	Official Opinion No. 33	Shuster, Melvin R.; Packel, Israel	1974	120–125	Date Jan 28, 1974