Government Detail

Summary

Name Level Type/Class Home Rule?
Bellefonte, Borough of municipality or lower Borough no

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
1800 Mar 28, 1806 19

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Centre, County of Parent current

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View cadastral Centre County, Pennsylvania 32 Lead
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County Subdivision 4202705256 Lead
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: Place 4205256 Lead
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1215054 Lead View
View geologic USGS GNIS: Populated Place 1169165 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q1133274 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: Municipality 140033 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation Spring, Township of (Centre, defunct) Reduction Mar 28, 1806
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre, defunct) Reduction May 2, 1814
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction Apr 16, 1857
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction 1866–1875
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction 1947
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction 1948–1949
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction Sep 2, 1950
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction Sep 2, 1950
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction Jan 31, 1952
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction Nov 7, 1956
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction 1957
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction May 19, 1959
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction May 19, 1959
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction May 16, 1961
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction May 16, 1961
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction Feb 3, 1964
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction 1965
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction 1965–1966
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction Feb 24, 1966
View Expansion Spring, Township of (Centre) Reduction Dec 27, 1966

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View Borough (Pre-1851 Special Charter) Mar 28, 1806
View Borough (Title 8) Aug 27, 1858

Other Successful Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Tribal Land Cession Pennsylvania 1768 Tribal Land Cession yes+ 1768
View County Classification Pennsylvania 1919 County Classification yes Jul 10, 1919
View County Classification Centre County 7th to 6th yes Jan 1, 1941
View County Classification Centre County 6th to 5th yes Jan 1, 1972
View County Classification Centre County 5th to 4th yes Jan 1, 2012

Government Action

Detail Action Date Approved Effective Location
View Ordinance 249: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, (a second class township) adjacent to and northeast of said borough and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the acts of Assembly required in connection with said annexation Aug 18, 1947 Aug 19, 1947 p. 249
View Ordinance 262: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, (a second class township) adjacent to and south of said borough and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the acts of assembly required in connection with said annexation Dec 6, 1948 Dec 29, 1948 p. 262
View Ordinance 270: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (a second class township) adjacent to and east of said borough, lying to the south of East Bishop Street of such borough and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the acts of Assembly required in connection with said annexation Aug 7, 1950 Aug 9, 1950 p. 270
View Ordinance 271: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, (a second class township) adjacent to and east of said borough, lying to and east of said borough, lying to the north of East Bishop Street extended of such borough and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the acts of Assembly required in connection with said annexation Aug 9, 1950 Aug 14, 1950 p. 271
View Ordinance 283: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (a second class township) adjacent to and east of said borough and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the acts of Assembly required in connection with said annexation Aug 6, 1951 Aug 6, 1951 p. 283
View Ordinance 288: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (a second class township) adjacent to and east of said borough, lying to the east of Wilson Street and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the acts of Assembly required in connection with said annexation Jan 7, 1952 Jan 7, 1952 p. 288
View Ordinance 358: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (a second-class township) adjacent to and southeast of said borough and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the acts of assembly required in connection with said annexation Mar 4, 1956 Mar 5, 1956 p. 358
View Ordinance: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (a second-class township) adjacent to and east of said borough and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the acts of Assembly required in connection with said annexation Sep 6, 1956
View Ordinance: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (a second-class township) adjacent to and southeast of said borough and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the acts of assembly required in connection with said annexation Jun 16, 1958 Jun 16, 1958
View Ordinance 379: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (a second-class Township) adjacent to and east of said borough and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the acts of Assembly required in connection with said annexation Jul 21, 1958 Jul 21, 1958 p. 379
View Ordinance 401: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, (a second class township) adjacent to and southeast of said borough in the area of Hughes Street Extended and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the acts of assembly required in connection with said annexation Feb 20, 1961 Feb 20, 1961
View Ordinance 402: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, (a second class township), adjacent to and east of said borough in the area of High and McAllister Streets of said borough and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the acts of assembly required in connection with said annexation Feb 20, 1961 Feb 20, 1961
View Ordinance: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, (a second class township), adjacent to and east of said Borough and directing the proper officials of the Borough to comply with the Act of Assembly required in connection with such annexation Nov 18, 1963 Nov 18, 1963
View Ordinance 514: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, (a second-class township), adjacent to and south of the present borough boundaries and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the act of Assembly required in connection with such annexation Aug 16, 1965 Aug 16, 1965
View Ordinance 515: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (a second class township) adjacent to and east of said borough, containing 400 acres, more or less, and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the acts of Assembly required in connection with said annexation Aug 16, 1965 Aug 16, 1965
View Ordinance 532: Attaching newly annexed area lying east of former Bellefonte boundary to North and South Wards Feb 11, 1966 Feb 11, 1966
View Ordinance 534: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte a portion of Spring Township (a second-class township) lying northwesterly of said borough between Lewisburg Branch of P.R.R. and Valentine Road Feb 21, 1966 Feb 21, 1966
View Ordinance 548: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, (a second-class township), adjacent to and southwest of said borough and directing the proper officers of the borough to comply with the acts of Assembly required in connection with said annexation Sep 6, 1966 Sep 6, 1966
View Ordinance 594: Annexing to the Borough of Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, a section of Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, (a second-class township), adjacent to and south of said borough containing 231 acres, more or less, and directing the proper officials of the borough to comply with the acts of Assembly required in connection with said annexation Mar 4, 1968 Mar 4, 1968

Research Log

Detail Type/Notes Log Date Coverage
Open Records Request (Relevant items in code) Jul 25, 2010

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Bellefonte Borough 17500450 495 503
View Cns. Mp. 1940 Bellefonte 5837078 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Bellefonte 34427749 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Annexation Bellefonte Borough Ordinance 283 no 1951
View Home Rule Bellefonte Borough Proposed 1972 Optional Plan no* 1972–1973
View Annexation Bellefonte Borough Ordinance 594 no* 1968–1975
View Home Rule (County) Centre County Proposed 1984 Home Rule no 1984