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New Township |
Oley Township 1717 Creation |
yes+ |
1717 |
View |
New Township |
Amity Township 1718 Creation |
yes+ |
1718 |
View |
New Township |
Upper Hanover Township 1736 Creation |
yes+ |
Jun 1736 |
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New Township |
Douglass Township 1736 Creation |
yes+ |
Jun 1736 |
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New Township |
Cumru Township 1737 Creation |
yes+ |
1737 |
View |
Plat Recording |
Oley Township 1740 Plat Recording |
yes* |
1740 |
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New Township |
Colebrookdale Township 1741 Creation |
yes* |
Dec 7, 1741 |
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New Township |
Exeter Township 1741 Creation |
yes+ |
Dec 7, 1741 |
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New Township |
Maxatawny Township 1742 Creation |
yes+ |
Sep 1742 |
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Charter Revival |
Amity Township 1745 Charter Revival |
yes+ |
1745 |
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Annexation |
Douglass Township 1745 Annexation |
yes? |
1745 |
View |
New Township |
Alsace Township 1745 Creation |
yes+ |
1745 |
View |
New Township |
Maidencreek Township 1746 Creation |
yes+ |
Dec 1746 |
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New Township |
Richmond Township 1751 Creation |
yes+ |
1751 |
View |
New Township |
Windsor Township (PA) 1751 Creation |
yes+ |
1751 |
View |
New Township |
Hereford Township 1753 Creation |
yes* |
Feb 1, 1753 |
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New Township |
Union Township 1753 Creation |
yes+ |
1753 |
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New Township |
Albany Township 1754 Creation |
yes+ |
1754 |
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New Township |
Greenwich Township 1754 Creation |
yes+ |
1754 |
View |
New Township |
Ruscombmanor Township 1754 Creation |
yes+ |
1754 |
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New Township |
Rockland Township 1758 Creation |
yes* |
Nov 14, 1758 |
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New Township |
District Township 1759 Creation |
yes+ |
1759 |
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New Township |
Longswamp Township 1761 Creation |
yes+ |
May 1761 |
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New Township |
Reading Township 1761 Creation |
yes* |
1761 |
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New Township |
Brunswick Township 1767 Creation |
yes* |
Nov 12, 1767 |
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New Township |
Pine Grove Township 1773 Creation |
yes* |
May 11, 1773 |
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New State |
Declaration of Independence and Royal Charter Abrogation |
yes |
Jul 4, 1776 |
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New Township |
Earl Township 1781 Creation |
yes* |
Nov 1781 |
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New Borough |
Reading Borough 1783 Creation |
yes |
Sep 12, 1783 |
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New Township |
Manheim Township 1789 Creation |
yes* |
1789 |
View |
Annexation |
Brunswick Township and Windsor Township 1790 Annexation |
yes* |
1790 |
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Boundary Realignment |
Bethel Township-Pine Grove Township 1791 Boundary Realignment |
yes* |
1791 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
Brunswick Township 1796 Boundary Ascertainment |
yes* |
1795–1796 |
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Boundary Realignment |
Manheim Township 1799 Boundary Ascertainment |
yes* |
Aug 1799 |
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New Township |
Mahantongo Township 1801 Creation |
yes* |
Jan 1801 |
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Annexation |
Pine Grove Township 1801 Annexation |
yes* |
1799–1801 |
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New Township |
Norwegian Township 1801 Creation |
yes* |
Jan 1801 |
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New Township |
Schuylkill Township 1801 Creation |
yes* |
Jan 1801 |
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Boundary Realignment |
Pine Grove Township-Mahantongo Township 1804 Boundary Ascertainment |
yes* |
1803–1804 |
View |
New Township |
Lower Mahantongo Township-Upper Mahantongo Township 1811 Creation |
yes+ |
1811 |
View |
Charter Amendment |
Reading Borough 1813 Charter Amendment |
yes |
May 3, 1813 |
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New Township |
Pike Township 1813 Creation |
yes* |
Nov 1813 |
View |
New Borough |
Kutztown Borough 1815 Creation |
yes |
Apr 7, 1815 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
Maidencreek Township-Richmond Township-Ruscombmanor Township Reconstructed 1754-1817 Boundary Realignment |
yes? |
1754–1817 |
View |
New Township |
Upper Bern Township 1820 Creation |
yes* |
1820 |
View |
New Township |
Perry Township 1821 Creation |
yes* |
1821 |
View |
New Name |
Tulpehocken Township-Upper Tulpehocken Township 1821 Creation |
yes* |
1821 |
View |
Plat Recording |
Hamburg 1830 Plat Recording |
yes* |
1830 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
Albany Township-Windsor Township to Greenwich Township 1832 Boundary Ascertainment |
yes |
Aug 6, 1832 |
View |
New Borough |
Womelsdorf Borough 1834 Creation |
yes |
Mar 21, 1834 |
View |
Separation |
Womelsdorf Borough 1836 Separation |
yes |
Jan 23, 1836 |
View |
New Borough |
Hamburg Borough 1837 Creation |
yes |
May 20, 1837 |
View |
Separation |
Hamburg Borough 1838 Separation |
yes |
Apr 16, 1838 |
View |
Annexation |
Ruscombmanor Township-Maidencreek Township 1839 Annexation |
yes |
Jan 12, 1839 |
View |
Annexation |
Rockland Township-Richmond Township 1840 Annexation |
yes* |
1840 |
View |
New Township |
Washington Township (PA) 1840 Creation |
yes |
Jan 1840 |
View |
Annexation |
Ruscombmanor Township-Richmond Township 1840 Annexation |
yes |
Jan 8, 1840 |
View |
Annexation |
Hereford Township-District Township 1841 Annexation |
yes* |
Apr 7, 1841 |
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New Township |
Penn Township 1841 Creation |
yes* |
Nov 5, 1841 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
Colebrookdale Township 1842 Boundary Realignment |
yes* |
Jan 6, 1842 |
View |
New Township |
Lower Heidelberg Township 1842 Creation |
yes* |
1842 |
View |
Annexation |
Rockland Township-Pike Township 1842 Annexation |
yes* |
Sep 17, 1842 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
Caernarvon Township-Robeson Township 1843 Boundary Realignment |
yes* |
1842–1843 |
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Annexation |
Brecknock Township-Cumru Township 1843 Annexation |
yes* |
Jan 2, 1843 |
View |
New Township |
Centre Township 1843 Creation |
yes* |
Jan 2, 1843 |
View |
New Township |
Marion Township 1844 Creation |
yes* |
Apr 6, 1844 |
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Charter Amendment |
Berks County 1845 Charter Amendment |
yes* |
1845 |
View |
New Township |
North Heidelberg Township 1845 Creation |
yes* |
Apr 7, 1845 |
View |
New City |
Reading City 1847 Creation |
yes |
Mar 26, 1847 |
View |
New Township |
Ontelaunee Township 1849 Creation |
yes* |
Nov 27, 1849 |
View |
New Township |
Perry Township 1850 Creation |
yes |
Mar 8, 1850 |
View |
New Borough |
Adamstown Borough 1850 Creation |
yes |
Apr 2, 1850 |
View |
Annexation |
Alsace Township-Cumru Township 1850 Annexation |
yes |
Apr 11, 1850 |
View |
New Township |
Muhlenberg Township 1850 Creation |
yes* |
Nov 4, 1850 |
View |
New Township |
Spring Township 1850 Creation |
yes* |
Nov 4, 1850 |
View |
Charter Amendment |
Berks County 1851 Charter Amendment |
yes* |
1851 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
Robeson Township-Union Township 1851 Boundary Realignment |
yes* |
1851 |
View |
New Borough |
Bernville Borough 1851 Creation |
yes |
Mar 21, 1851 |
View |
Annexation |
Ruscombmanor Township-Oley Township 1851 Annexation |
yes |
Mar 24, 1851 |
View |
Annexation |
Hereford Township-District Township-Pike Township to Washington Township 1851 Annexation |
yes* |
Nov 3, 1851 |
View |
Annexation |
Earl Township-Pike Township 1852 Annexation |
yes* |
Jan 8, 1852 |
View |
New Township |
Jefferson Township 1852 Creation |
yes* |
Jan 28, 1852 |
View |
Annexation |
Amity Township-Oley Township 1852 Annexation |
yes |
Mar 18, 1852 |
View |
General Law |
Kutztown Borough 1854 General Law |
yes |
Nov 10, 1854 |
View |
General Law |
Womelsdorf Borough 1855 General Law |
yes |
Aug 8, 1855 |
View |
General Law |
Bernville Borough 1856 General Law |
yes |
Oct 22, 1856 |
View |
New School District |
Oley Township 1857 Independent School District |
yes* |
1857 |
View |
Annexation |
Centre Township-Bern Township 1857 Annexation |
yes |
Oct 1, 1857 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
Alsace Township-Reading City 1858 Annexation |
yes* |
1858 |
View |
Annexation |
North Heidelberg Township-Heidelberg Township Reconstructed 1854-1860 Annexation |
yes? |
1854–1860 |
View |
New Borough |
Boyertown Borough 1866 Creation |
yes |
Oct 20, 1866 |
View |
Annexation |
Reading City 1867 Annexation |
yes |
Apr 15, 1867 |
View |
Annexation |
Muhlenberg Township-Reading City 1869 Annexation |
yes |
May 13, 1869 |
View |
General Law |
Hamburg Borough Partial 1871 General Law |
yes |
Jun 2, 1871 |
View |
Annexation |
Hamburg Borough 1871 Ordinance |
yes* |
Aug 1, 1871 |
View |
New Borough |
Birdsboro Borough 1872 Creation |
yes |
Nov 23, 1872 |
View |
New Borough |
Fleetwood Borough 1873 Creation |
yes* |
Oct 4, 1873 |
View |
City Classification |
Pennsylvania 1874 City Classification |
yes |
May 23, 1874 |
View |
General Law |
Reading City 1874 General Law |
yes |
Jul 8, 1874 |
View |
General Law |
Adamstown Borough 1875 General Law |
yes |
Nov 13, 1875 |
View |
New Borough |
Topton Borough 1877 Creation |
yes |
Jan 19, 1877 |
View |
New Borough |
Centerport Borough 1884 Creation |
yes |
Feb 4, 1884 |
View |
New Township |
Tilden Township 1887 Creation |
yes* |
Jan 12, 1887 |
View |
New Borough |
Lenhartsville Borough 1887 Creation |
yes |
Jun 13, 1887 |
View |
Annexation |
Boyertown Borough 1887 Ordinance |
yes* |
Sep 12, 1887 |
View |
New Township |
Lower Alsace Township 1888 Creation |
yes* |
Nov 12, 1888 |
View |
New Borough |
Bechtelsville Borough 1890 Creation |
yes |
Sep 11, 1890 |
View |
Annexation |
Robeson Township-Union Township to Birdsboro Borough 1890 Annexation |
yes |
Sep 11, 1890 |
View |
Plat Recording |
Womelsdorf Borough 1891 Plat Recording |
yes* |
1891 |
View |
Charter Revival |
Fleetwood Borough 1891 Charter Revival |
yes |
Dec 30, 1891 |
View |
Annexation |
Colebrookdale Township-Boyertown Borough 1895 Annexation |
yes |
May 13, 1895 |
View |
Township Classification |
Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification |
yes |
Apr 28, 1899 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
Maxatawny Township-Rockland Township 1901 Boundary Ascertainment |
yes* |
1901 |
View |
New Borough |
West Leesport Borough 1902 Creation |
yes |
Jan 17, 1902 |
View |
New Borough |
Mount Penn Borough 1903 Creation |
yes |
Jan 7, 1903 |
View |
New Borough |
Wyomissing Borough 1906 Creation |
yes |
Jul 11, 1906 |
View |
School District Annexation |
North Heidelberg Township-Jefferson Township 1907 School District Annexation |
yes* |
1906–1907 |
View |
New Borough |
Mohnton Borough 1907 Creation |
yes |
Mar 20, 1907 |
View |
New Borough |
West Reading Borough 1907 Creation |
yes |
Mar 26, 1907 |
View |
New Borough |
Shillington Borough 1908 Creation |
yes |
Aug 18, 1908 |
View |
Annexation |
Centre Township-Tilden Township 1909 Annexation |
yes* |
1909 |
View |
Annexation |
Mount Penn Borough Ordinance 124 |
yes* |
1911 |
View |
Annexation |
Reading City 1910 Resolution |
yes* |
1910–1911 |
View |
Annexation |
Kutztown Borough 1912 Ordinance |
yes |
May 23, 1912 |
View |
Annexation |
Shillington Borough Ordinance 34 |
yes |
Nov 30, 1912 |
View |
Annexation |
Muhlenberg Township-Reading City 1912 Annexation |
yes |
Dec 9, 1912 |
View |
New Borough |
Bally Borough 1913 Creation |
yes |
Jan 16, 1913 |
View |
New Borough |
Sinking Spring Borough 1913 Creation |
yes |
Apr 14, 1913 |
View |
New Borough |
Robesonia Borough 1913 Creation |
yes |
Jun 21, 1913 |
View |
New Borough |
Wernersville Borough 1914 Creation |
yes |
Jan 15, 1914 |
View |
New Township |
South Heidelberg Township 1914 Creation |
yes |
Jun 20, 1914 |
View |
Annexation |
Topton Borough Ordinance 184 |
yes |
Dec 14, 1914 |
View |
Annexation |
Reading City Ordinance 45-1914 |
yes* |
Dec 28, 1914 |
View |
Annexation |
Mount Penn Borough Ordinance 204 |
yes* |
1915–1916 |
View |
Annexation |
Reading City Ordinance 31-1915 |
yes |
Jan 4, 1916 |
View |
Annexation |
Boyertown Borough 1915 Ordinance |
yes |
Dec 14, 1916 |
View |
Annexation |
Reading City Ordinance 50-1917 |
yes |
Sep 23, 1917 |
View |
Annexation |
Shillington Borough Ordinance 93 |
yes* |
Sep 17, 1919 |
View |
New Borough |
Strausstown Borough 1920 Creation |
yes |
Jun 22, 1920 |
View |
New Borough |
Shoemakersville Borough 1921 Creation |
yes |
Sep 21, 1921 |
View |
New Borough |
Temple Borough 1922 Creation |
yes |
Sep 14, 1922 |
View |
Annexation |
Wyomissing Borough Ordinance 175 |
yes* |
Feb 5, 1923 |
View |
New Borough |
West Lawn Borough 1923 Creation |
yes |
Jun 28, 1923 |
View |
Annexation |
Shillington Borough Ordinance 104 |
yes* |
Jul 10, 1923 |
View |
Annexation |
Boyertown Borough 1923 Ordinance |
yes |
Nov 28, 1923 |
View |
Annexation |
Fleetwood Borough Ordinance 85 |
yes* |
Nov 5, 1924 |
View |
Annexation |
Fleetwood Borough Ordinance 95 |
yes* |
1926 |
View |
New Borough |
Saint Lawrence Borough 1927 Creation |
yes |
Jun 15, 1927 |
View |
New Borough |
Lyons Borough 1927 Creation |
yes |
Jul 1, 1927 |
View |
New Borough |
Wyomissing Hills Borough 1927 Creation |
yes |
Jul 19, 1927 |
View |
Annexation |
Shillington Borough Ordinance 138 |
yes* |
Nov 9, 1927 |
View |
Annexation |
Shillington Borough Ordinance 141 |
yes* |
Nov 15, 1927 |
View |
Annexation |
West Lawn Borough Ordinance 60 |
yes* |
Nov 17, 1927 |
View |
Annexation |
Wyomissing Borough Ordinance 250 |
yes* |
Jun 19, 1928 |
View |
Annexation |
Topton Borough Ordinance 203 |
yes* |
Jun 22, 1928 |
View |
New Borough |
Laureldale Borough 1930 Creation |
yes |
May 2, 1930 |
View |
Annexation |
Mohnton Borough 1931 Ordinance |
yes |
Mar 27, 1931 |
View |
New Borough |
Kenhorst Borough 1931 Creation |
yes |
Aug 25, 1931 |
View |
Annexation |
Wyomissing Borough Ordinance 302 |
yes* |
Sep 16, 1931 |
View |
Annexation |
Reading City Ordinance 83-1934 |
yes |
Dec 24, 1934 |
View |
Annexation |
Womelsdorf Borough Ordinance 138 |
yes |
Dec 24, 1935 |
View |
Annexation |
Reading City Ordinance 74-1935 |
yes |
Feb 2, 1936 |
View |
Annexation |
Bechtelsville Borough Ordinance 28 |
yes |
Nov 17, 1936 |
View |
Annexation |
Longswamp Township-Maxatawny Township Reconstructed 1926-1937 Annexation |
yes? |
1926–1937 |
View |
Annexation |
Mount Penn Borough Ordinance 361 |
yes* |
Jun 2, 1937 |
View |
Annexation |
Centerport Borough Ordinance 6 |
yes |
Jul 13, 1937 |
View |
Annexation |
Boyertown Borough Ordinance 4-43 |
yes* |
May 3, 1943 |
View |
Annexation |
Wyomissing Hills Borough Ordinance 58 |
yes |
Jul 5, 1946 |
View |
Annexation |
Fleetwood Borough Ordinance 166 |
yes* |
Mar 27, 1947 |
View |
Annexation |
Boyertown Borough Ordinance 3-47 |
yes* |
Jun 6, 1947 |
View |
School District Dissolution |
Penn-Bernville Union School District 1949 Creation |
yes* |
1948–1949 |
View |
Annexation |
Wyomissing Borough Ordinance 439 |
yes* |
Jan 31, 1949 |
View |
Annexation |
West Leesport Borough Ordinance 151 |
yes* |
Mar 28, 1950 |
View |
Annexation |
Bernville Borough Ordinance 102 |
yes* |
May 16, 1950 |
View |
Annexation |
West Leesport Borough Ordinance 152 |
yes* |
Aug 4, 1950 |
View |
Annexation |
Topton Borough Ordinance 270 |
yes |
Apr 23, 1952 |
View |
Annexation |
Bechtelsville Borough Ordinance 39 |
yes |
Dec 29, 1952 |
View |
Annexation |
Bechtelsville Borough Ordinance 40 |
yes |
Dec 29, 1952 |
View |
Annexation |
Wyomissing Borough-Shillington Borough 1953 Annexation |
yes |
May 13, 1953 |
View |
Annexation |
Kutztown Borough Ordinance 1-1954 |
yes |
Jun 3, 1954 |
View |
Annexation |
Boyertown Borough Ordinance 3-55 |
yes |
Dec 30, 1955 |
View |
School District Dissolution |
Kutztown Union School District 1957 Creation |
yes* |
1956–1957 |
View |
Annexation |
Kutztown Borough Ordinance 1-1957 |
yes |
Aug 23, 1957 |
View |
Annexation |
Bechtelsville Borough Ordinance 51 and 52 |
yes |
Nov 5, 1957 |
View |
New Name |
Leesport Borough 1957 Creation |
yes |
Dec 30, 1957 |
View |
School District Dissolution |
Strausstown-Upper Tulpehocken Union School District 1958 Creation |
yes* |
1958 |
View |
Annexation |
Shillington Borough Ordinance 311 |
yes |
Jul 30, 1958 |
View |
Annexation |
Kutztown Borough Ordinance 1-1959 |
yes |
May 19, 1959 |
View |
Annexation |
Topton Borough Ordinance 308 |
yes |
Jul 7, 1959 |
View |
Annexation |
Shillington Borough Ordinance 372 |
yes* |
Oct 21, 1959 |
View |
Annexation |
Topton Borough Ordinance 309 |
yes |
Jan 18, 1960 |
View |
Annexation |
Kutztown Borough Ordinance 9-1959 |
yes |
Apr 26, 1960 |
View |
Annexation |
Wernersville Borough Ordinance 260 |
yes |
Sep 1, 1960 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
Cumru Township-Spring Township 1962 Boundary Realignment |
yes* |
1961–1962 |
View |
Annexation |
Boyertown Borough Ordinance 6-60 |
yes |
Jun 20, 1962 |
View |
Annexation |
Wernersville Borough Ordinance 275 |
yes |
Dec 18, 1962 |
View |
Annexation |
Topton Borough Ordinance 333 |
yes |
Feb 8, 1963 |
View |
Annexation |
Shillington Borough Ordinance 446A |
yes* |
1965 |
View |
Annexation |
Kutztown Borough Ordinance 5-1964 |
yes |
Nov 22, 1965 |
View |
First Class Township |
Colebrookdale Township 1966 1st Class |
yes |
Jan 3, 1966 |
View |
First Class Township |
Muhlenberg Township 1966 1st Class |
yes |
Jan 3, 1966 |
View |
Annexation |
Reading City Ordinance 30-1967 |
yes* |
1967 |
View |
Annexation |
Kutztown Borough Ordinance 3-1967 |
yes |
May 25, 1967 |
View |
Annexation |
Fleetwood Borough Ordinance 308 |
yes* |
Sep 1, 1967 |
View |
Annexation |
Kutztown Borough Ordinance 5-1967 |
yes |
Sep 5, 1967 |
View |
Annexation |
Kutztown Borough Ordinance 8-1967 |
yes |
Sep 28, 1967 |
View |
Annexation |
Fleetwood Borough Ordinance 313 |
yes* |
Dec 20, 1967 |
View |
First Class Township |
Cumru Township 1968 1st Class |
yes |
Jan 1, 1968 |
View |
Annexation |
Laureldale Borough Ordinance 173-1961 |
yes* |
1961–1968 |
View |
Annexation |
Shillington Borough Ordinance 485 |
yes* |
1968 |
View |
Annexation |
Reading City Ordinance 47-1966 |
yes |
Nov 5, 1968 |
View |
Annexation |
Fleetwood Borough Ordinance 327 |
yes* |
Feb 24, 1969 |
View |
Annexation |
Fleetwood Borough Ordinance 320 |
yes* |
Mar 28, 1969 |
View |
Annexation |
Bechtelsville Borough Ordinance 93 |
yes* |
Jun 5, 1969 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
Sinking Spring Borough 1974 Boundary Realignment |
yes |
Mar 7, 1974 |
View |
Annexation |
Womelsdorf Borough Ordinance 1969-4, 1974-3, and 1974-7 |
yes* |
1969–1975 |
View |
Annexation |
South Heidelberg Township-Spring Township 1976 Annexation |
yes* |
1976 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
District Township-Hereford Township 1976 Boundary Ascertainment |
yes* |
Jun 14, 1976 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
Bechtelsville Borough-Washington Township 1988 Boundary Realignment |
yes* |
Jul 25, 1988 |
View |
New Borough |
New Morgan Borough 1992 Creation |
yes |
Jan 6, 1992 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
District Township-Longswamp Township 1993 Boundary Realignment |
yes* |
1993 |
View |
Home Rule |
Reading City 1996 Home Rule |
yes |
Jan 1, 1996 |
View |
Dissolution |
Temple Borough-Muhlenberg Township 1999 Merger |
yes |
Jan 1, 1999 |
View |
Dissolution |
Wyomissing Hills Borough-Wyomissing Borough 2002 Merger |
yes |
Jan 7, 2002 |
View |
Dissolution |
West Lawn Borough-Spring Township 2006 Merger |
yes |
Jan 1, 2006 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
District Township-Hereford Township 2011 Boundary Realignment |
yes |
Oct 3, 2011 |
View |
Dissolution |
Strausstown Borough-Upper Tulpehocken Township 2016 Merger |
yes |
Jul 1, 2016 |