Government Detail
Summary
| Name | Level | Type/Class | Home Rule? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin, Township of | municipality or lower | Township (Class: 1) | no |
Detail
| Census Creation Date | Created | Boundary Alteration Count | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1844 | 24 |
Map
Related
| Name | Relationship | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allegheny, County of | Parent | current |
Identifier
| Detail | Type | Source | Identifier | Relationship | Web Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: County Subdivision | 4200303932 | Lead | |
| View | county | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | 902 | Lead | |
| View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Civil | 1215798 | Lead | View |
| View | other | Wikidata | Q1776538 | Lead | View |
| View | state | Pennsylvania DCED: Municipality | 020154 | Lead |
Affected Government
| Detail | How Affected | Adverse Government | How Adverse Affected | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Creation | Jefferson, Township of (Allegheny, defunct) | Reduction | Feb 24, 1844 |
| View | Creation | Lower Saint Clair, Township of (defunct) | Reduction | Feb 24, 1844 |
| View | Creation | Mifflin, Township of (Allegheny, defunct) | Reduction | Feb 24, 1844 |
| View | Creation | Upper Saint Clair, Township of | Reduction | Feb 24, 1844 |
| View | Expansion | Lower Saint Clair, Township of (defunct) | Reduction | 1875–1876 |
| View | Expansion | Lower Saint Clair, Township of (defunct) | Reduction | May 6, 1892 |
| View | Reference | West Liberty, Borough of (Allegheny, defunct) | Reference | May 6, 1892 |
| View | Reduction | Hays, Borough of (defunct) | Creation | Dec 12, 1901 |
| View | Reduction | Carrick, Borough of (defunct) | Creation | Jul 8, 1904 |
| View | Reduction? | Carrick, Borough of (defunct) | Expansion? | 1904–1906 |
| View | Reduction | Carrick, Borough of (defunct) | Expansion | Jun 3, 1911 |
| View | Reduction | Pittsburgh, City of | Expansion | Jan 1, 1912 |
| View | Reduction | Brentwood, Borough of | Creation | Nov 15, 1915 |
| View | Reduction | Carrick, Borough of (defunct) | Expansion | Feb 5, 1917 |
| View | Reduction | Castle Shannon, Borough of | Creation | Dec 20, 1919 |
| View | Reduction | Overbrook, Borough of (defunct) | Creation | Dec 27, 1919 |
| View | Reduction | Mount Lebanon, Township of (defunct) | Expansion | Nov 5, 1928 |
| View | Reduction | Brentwood, Borough of | Expansion | Nov 22, 1929 |
| View | Reduction | Pittsburgh, City of | Expansion | Jan 5, 1931 |
| View | Reduction | Pittsburgh, City of | Expansion | Dec 1, 1947 |
| View | Reduction | Castle Shannon, Borough of | Expansion | Dec 12, 1947 |
| View | Reduction | Castle Shannon, Borough of | Expansion | Dec 12, 1947 |
| View | Reduction | Whitehall, Borough of (Allegheny) | Creation | Jan 5, 1948 |
| View | Expansion | Jefferson, Township of (Allegheny, defunct) | Reduction | May 23, 1949 |
| View | Reduction | Pittsburgh, City of | Expansion | Feb 5, 1951 |
| View | Reduction | Pleasant Hills, Borough of | Expansion | Feb 23, 1951 |
| View | Reduction | Pittsburgh, City of | Expansion | Mar 13, 1951 |
| View | Reduction | Baldwin, Borough of | Creation | Jan 7, 1952 |
| View | Expansion | Mount Lebanon, Township of (defunct) | Reduction | Dec 20, 1954 |
Affected Government Form
| Detail | Government Form | Date |
|---|---|---|
| View | Township | Feb 24, 1844 |
| View | Township, 2nd Class | Apr 28, 1899 |
| View | Township, 1st Class | Mar 4, 1901 |
Other Successful Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Tribal Land Cession | Pennsylvania 1768 Tribal Land Cession | yes+ | 1768 |
| View | New Township | Bedford County 1771 Township Division | yes+ | Apr 16, 1771 |
| View | New Township | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division | yes* | Apr 6, 1773 |
| View | New County | Allegheny County 1788 Creation | yes | Sep 24, 1788 |
| View | New Township | Allegheny County 1788 Township Division | yes | Dec 18, 1788 |
| View | New Township | Lower Saint Clair Township-Upper Saint Clair Township 1838 Creation | yes* | 1838 |
| View | New Township | Scott Township 1861 Creation | yes* | Jun 29, 1861 |
| View | New Township | Mount Lebanon Township 1912 Creation | yes | Feb 6, 1912 |
| View | County Classification | Pennsylvania 1919 County Classification | yes | Jul 10, 1919 |
| View | Home Rule (County) | Allegheny County 2000 Home Rule | yes | Jan 1, 2000 |
Government Action
| Detail | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Resolution: Authorizing the presentation of a petition for the incorporation of all of the Township of Baldwin into a Borough, to be designated as "The Borough of Baldwin" | Nov 13, 1945 | |||
| View | Resolution: Approving a petition praying for the annexation to the Township of Baldwin of a portion of the Township of Jefferson, a first class township in the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | Jun 24, 1948 |
Other Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Annexation | Baldwin Township to Mifflin Township-Jefferson Township Proposed 1846 Annexation | no* | 1846 |
| View | Annexation | Baldwin Township to Mifflin Township-Jefferson Township Proposed 1847 Annexation | unknown | 1847–1848 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Baldwin Township-Snowden Township-Upper Saint Clair Township Proposed 1850 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1850 |
| View | New Township | Lower Baldwin Township-Upper Baldwin Township Proposed 1870 Creation | no | 1870 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Baldwin Township-Mifflin Township Proposed 1889 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1889 |
| View | New Township | Magee Township Proposed 1898 Creation | no | 1898–1899 |
| View | Annexation | Carrick Borough Ordinance 269 | no* | 1910 |
| View | New Borough | Overbrook Borough Proposed 1910 Creation | no | 1910–1911 |
| View | Annexation | Carrick Borough Ordinance 558 | no* | 1914–1915 |
| View | New Borough | Overbrook Borough Proposed 1918 Creation | no | 1918–1919 |
| View | Annexation | Baldwin Township-Pittsburgh Proposed 1929 Annexation (Case 31) | no* | 1929 |
| View | Annexation | Pittsburgh City Ordinance 458 | no* | 1929 |
| View | Annexation | Pittsburgh City Ordinance 592 | no | 1928–1929 |
| View | Annexation | Pittsburgh City Ordinance 783 | no | 1929–1931 |
| View | New Borough | Baldwin Borough Proposed 1945 Creation | no | 1945–1946 |
| View | New Borough | Baldwin Borough Proposed 1946 Creation | no | 1946–1947 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Baldwin Township-Pittsburgh City 1947 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1947 |
| View | Annexation | Jefferson Township-Baldwin Township Proposed 1948 Annexation | no | 1948 |
| View | Annexation | Pittsburgh City Ordinance 123 | no | 1950 |
| View | Annexation | Pittsburgh City Ordinance 383 | no | 1950 |
| View | New Borough | Rolling Hills Borough Proposed 1951 Creation | no | 1951 |
| View | Annexation | Mount Lebanon Township-Baldwin Township Proposed 1954 Annexation | no | 1954 |
| View | Home Rule (County) | Allegheny County Proposed 1972 Home Rule | no | 1972–1974 |
| View | Home Rule (County) | Allegheny County Proposed 1977 Home Rule | no | 1977–1978 |