Government Detail
Summary
| Name | Level | Type/Class | Home Rule? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton, County of | county | County (Class: 6) | no |
Detail
| Census Creation Date | Created | Boundary Alteration Count | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1839 | 3 |
Map
Related
Identifier
| Detail | Type | Source | Identifier | Relationship | Web Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: County | 42035 | Lead | |
| View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Civil | 1214721 | Lead | View |
| View | other | Wikidata | Q494093 | Lead | View |
| View | state | Pennsylvania DCED: County | 18 | Lead |
Affected Government
| Detail | How Affected | Adverse Government | How Adverse Affected | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Creation | Centre, County of | Reduction | Jun 21, 1839 |
| View | Creation | Lycoming, County of | Reduction | Jun 21, 1839 |
| View | Ascertainment | Centre, County of | Ascertainment | 1859 |
| View | Reduction | Cameron, County of | Creation | Oct 9, 1860 |
| View | Reduction | Lycoming, County of | Expansion | Aug 2, 1867 |
| View | Expansion | Lycoming, County of | Reduction | Mar 31, 1868 |
| View | Ascertainment | Potter, County of | Ascertainment | 1869 |
Affected Government Form
| Detail | Government Form | Date |
|---|---|---|
| View | County | Jun 21, 1839 |
| View | County, 7th Class | Jul 10, 1919 |
| View | County, 6th Class | Oct 1, 1971 |
| View | County, 7th Class | Oct 15, 1971 |
| View | County, 6th Class | Feb 9, 1976 |
Other Successful Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Tribal Land Cession | Pennsylvania 1768 Tribal Land Cession | yes+ | 1768 |
| View | Annexation | Northumberland County-Westmoreland County 1785 Annexation | yes+ | 1785 |
| View | New Name | Allison Township 1840 Creation | yes+ | 1840 |
| View | New Township | Greene Township (Clinton) 1840 Creation | yes* | 1840 |
| View | New Name | Crawford Township 1841 Creation | yes | Jan 14, 1841 |
| View | New Township | Porter Township 1841 Creation | yes | Feb 17, 1841 |
| View | New Borough | Lock Haven Borough 1841 Creation | yes | Apr 14, 1841 |
| View | Annexation | Bald Eagle Township-Colebrook Township 1842 Annexation | yes | Feb 18, 1842 |
| View | New Township | Woodward Township 1842 Creation | yes | Feb 18, 1842 |
| View | Annexation | Dunnstable Township-Woodward Township 1844 Annexation | yes | May 17, 1844 |
| View | New Township | Keating Township 1844 Creation | yes | Dec 21, 1844 |
| View | New Township | Leidy Township 1848 Creation | yes | Feb 16, 1848 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Greene Township-Lamar Township 1848 Boundary Realignment | yes | Feb 17, 1848 |
| View | New Borough | Mill Hall Borough 1849 Creation | yes | Apr 16, 1849 |
| View | New Township | Gallagher Township 1849 Creation | yes | Sep 18, 1849 |
| View | New Township | Beech Creek Township 1850 Creation | yes | May 15, 1850 |
| View | New Township | Grugan Township 1852 Creation | yes | Sep 14, 1852 |
| View | Annexation | Woodward Township-Allison Township 1852 Annexation | yes | Sep 14, 1852 |
| View | Annexation | Allison Township-Lock Haven Borough 1853 Annexation | yes | Apr 7, 1853 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Greene Township-Lamar Township-Logan Township-Porter Township-Wayne Township 1854 Boundary Ascertainment | yes | Feb 16, 1854 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Allison Township-Lamar Township-Wayne Township 1858 Boundary Realignment | yes* | 1856–1858 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Chapman Township-Leidy Township 1859 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1857–1859 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Crawford Township-Greene Township 1859 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1858–1859 |
| View | Annexation | Allison Township-Lock Haven Borough 1859 Annexation | yes | Mar 30, 1859 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Gallagher Township 1860 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1858–1860 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Grugan Township 1863 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1862–1863 |
| View | New Borough | Flemington Borough 1866 Creation | yes | Feb 19, 1866 |
| View | New Name | Lock Haven Borough 1866 New Corporate Style | yes | Mar 27, 1866 |
| View | New Borough | Renovo Borough 1866 Creation | yes | May 15, 1866 |
| View | Dissolution | Grove Township-Keating Township 1867 Merger | yes | Sep 21, 1867 |
| View | New School District | Barton Independent School District 1868 Creation | yes* | 1868 |
| View | School District Annexation | Bald Eagle Township-Flemington Borough 1869 School District Annexation | yes* | 1869 |
| View | New Borough | Quiggleton Borough 1869 Creation | yes | Aug 2, 1869 |
| View | New Name | Beech Creek Borough 1869 Creation | yes* | Sep 17, 1869 |
| View | New Borough | Logansville Borough 1870 Creation | yes | Jan 18, 1870 |
| View | New City | Lock Haven City 1870 Creation | yes | Nov 7, 1870 |
| View | Annexation | Lamar Township-Dunnstable Township 1872 Annexation (1) | yes* | 1871–1872 |
| View | Annexation | Lamar Township-Dunnstable Township 1872 Annexation (2) | yes* | 1872 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Colebrook Township-Gallagher Township-Woodward Township 1873 Independent School District | yes* | 1873 |
| View | New Township | Noyes Township 1875 Creation | yes* | 1875 |
| View | New Township | East Keating Township-West Keating Township 1875 Creation | yes | Feb 16, 1875 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Beech Creek Township-Noyes Township 1876 Boundary Realignment | yes* | 1876 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | East Keating Township 1876 Boundary Realignment | yes* | 1875–1876 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bald Eagle Township-Dunnstable Township 1877 Boundary Realignment | yes* | 1876–1877 |
| View | New Township | Allison Township 1877 Creation | yes | Feb 12, 1877 |
| View | New Township | Castanea Township 1877 Creation | yes | Dec 10, 1877 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Allison Township-Bald Eagle Township 1878 Boundary Realignment | yes* | 1877–1878 |
| View | Annexation | Lock Haven City-Allison Township 1878 Annexation | yes | Jul 15, 1878 |
| View | School District Reversion | Allison Township-Bald Eagle Township 1880 School District Reversion | yes* | 1880 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Wayne Township 1881 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1881 |
| View | School District Annexation | Colebrook Township-Gallagher Township-Woodward Township 1882 Independent School District Boundary | yes* | 1881–1882 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Leidy Township 1884 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1883–1884 |
| View | Annexation | Lock Haven City-Castanea Township 1885 Annexation | yes* | 1884–1885 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Beech Creek Township-Porter Township 1887 Boundary Realignment | yes* | 1886–1887 |
| View | Charter Amendment (Executive) | Beech Creek Borough 1887 Charter Amendment (Burgess) | yes | Mar 26, 1887 |
| View | New Borough | South Renovo Borough 1888 Creation | yes* | Jan 31, 1888 |
| View | New Name | Loganton Borough 1888 Creation | yes* | Feb 29, 1888 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Beech Creek Township-Noyes Township 1889 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1889 |
| View | Annexation | Dunnstable Township-Castanea Township 1889 Annexation | yes* | 1888–1889 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Dunnstable Township-Pine Creek Township 1889 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1888–1889 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | East Keating Township-Leidy Township 1889 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1887–1889 |
| View | City Classification | Pennsylvania 1889 City Classification | yes | May 8, 1889 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Dunnstable Township-Pine Creek Township 1891 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1890–1891 |
| View | New Borough | Flemington Borough 1894 Creation | yes* | Apr 30, 1894 |
| View | Annexation | Chapman Township-Renovo Borough 1894 Annexation | yes* | Oct 3, 1894 |
| View | Annexation | Bald Eagle Township-Mill Hall Borough 1895 Annexation | yes* | May 17, 1895 |
| View | Township Classification | Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification | yes | Apr 28, 1899 |
| View | New Borough | Avis Borough 1908 Creation | yes | Apr 24, 1908 |
| View | General Law | Lock Haven City 1913 General Law | yes | Aug 22, 1913 |
| View | Annexation | Renovo Borough 1919 Ordinance | yes* | Jan 2, 1920 |
| View | Annexation | Lock Haven City Ordinance 183 | yes* | Mar 10, 1938 |
| View | Annexation | Flemington Borough 1942 Ordinance | yes* | Feb 8, 1943 |
| View | Annexation | Lock Haven City Ordinance 252 | yes | Dec 18, 1947 |
| View | Annexation | Lock Haven City Ordinance 314 | yes | Sep 8, 1952 |
| View | Annexation | Lock Haven City Ordinance 324 | yes | Jul 22, 1953 |
| View | Annexation | Lock Haven City Ordinance 432 | yes | Jul 18, 1958 |
| View | Annexation | Loganton Borough Ordinance 147 | yes* | Jul 17, 1959 |
| View | Annexation | Mill Hall Borough Ordinance 83 | yes* | 1960 |
| View | Annexation | Loganton Borough 1968 Ordinance | yes | Jul 8, 1968 |
| View | Annexation | Beech Creek Borough 1968 Ordinance | yes | May 20, 1969 |
| View | Annexation | Lock Haven City Ordinance 730 | yes | Dec 24, 1969 |
| View | Council-Manager Form | Lock Haven City 1972 Optional Charter | yes | Jan 3, 1972 |
Government Action
| Detail | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a Charter Commission of nine (9) members be elected to study the charter and form of government of the City of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, and to consider a new Charter and to make recommendations thereon?" | Nov 5, 1968 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Council-Manager Plan of the Optional Third Class City Charter Law providing for six (6) Councilmen and a Mayor to be elected at large, be adopted by the City of Lock Haven?" | Nov 4, 1969 | |||
| View | Resolution: [Reclassifying Clinton County from a seventh class county to a sixth class county] | Oct 1, 1971 | |||
| View | Resolution: [Reclassifying Clinton County as a seventh class county] | Oct 15, 1971 | |||
| View | Resolution: [Reclassifying Clinton County from a seventh class county to a sixth class county] | Feb 9, 1976 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the City of Lock Haven] | May 17, 1977 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report dated September, 1978 of the Government Study Commission, including the Mayor-Council form of government, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the City of Lock Haven?" | Nov 7, 1978 | Rejected | ||
| View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a Government Study Commission of seven (7) members be elected to study the existing form of Government of the Municipality of Lock Haven, to consider the advisability of the adoption of an optional form of Government or a Home Rule Charter; to recommend the adoption of an optional form of Government; or to draft and recommend a Home Rule Charter" | May 17, 1983 | |||
| View | Election: "SHOULD THE BOROUGH OF SOUTH RENOVO MERGE WITH THE BOROUGH OF RENOVO? IF APPROVED, THE COMBINED MUNICIPALITY WOULD BE KNOWN AS THE BOROUGH OF RENOVO, WOULD BE GOVERNED BY THE BOROUGH CODE, AND WOULD CONSIST OF TWO (2) WARDS (NORTH WARD AND SOUTH WARD) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING MEMBERS OF ITS GOVERNING BODY." | Nov 7, 1995 |
Research Log
| Detail | Type/Notes | Log Date | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law Library Visit | |||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Com.Pl.) | bk. A (1860s–1890s) | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Com.Pl.) | bk. B–G (1900–1936) | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Com.Pl.) | bk. H–J (portion indexed in front of book) (1936–1960s) | ||
| Miscellaneous Index (Com.Pl.) | bk. 1960-1989 (1960–1989) | ||
| Other Papers (Com.Pl.) | bk. "Lycoming County from 1820 to 1839" (1820–1839) | ||
| Other Papers (Com.Pl.) | bk. "Centre County from 1822 to 1839" (1822–1839) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. C (1865–1874) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. D–E (1875–1895) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. F–I (1895–1927) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. J–P (1927–1966) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Index | bk. A–C (1839–1874) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Index | bk. 1965-1977 (1965–1977) | ||
| Road Docket | bk. A–D (1839–1895) | ||
| Road Docket | bk. E–G (1895–1955) | ||
| Road Index | bk. C–D (1865–1894) |
National Archives
| Detail | Source | Set | Government | File Unit | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Clinton County | 17500450 | 859 | 872 | |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1940 | Clinton County | 5837256 | 1 | 1 |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1950 | Clinton County | 36432897 | 1 | 1 |
Other Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | New Township | Grove Township Proposed 1841 Division | no* | 1841 |
| View | New Township | Colebrook Township-Dunnstable Township-Pine Creek Township Proposed 1846 New Township | no* | 1846 |
| View | Annexation | Colebrook Township-Woodward Township Proposed 1845 Annexation | no* | 1845–1846 |
| View | New Township | Chapman Township Proposed 1847 Division | no* | 1847 |
| View | New Township | Bald Eagle Township Proposed 1847 Division | no* | 1847–1848 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Centre County-Clinton County Proposed 1848 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1848 |
| View | New Township | Crawford Township-Greene Township-Lamar Township-Wayne Township Proposed 1849 New Township | no* | 1849 |
| View | Annexation | Colebrook Township-Woodward Township Proposed 1850 Annexation | no* | 1850 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Allison Township-Bald Eagle Township Proposed 1853 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1853 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Greene Township-Logan Township Proposed 1852 Boundary Realignment | no* | 1852–1853 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Crawford Township-Greene Township-Wayne Township Proposed 1854 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1854 |
| View | New School District | Bald Eagle Township Proposed 1855 Independent School District | no* | 1855 |
| View | Annexation | Colebrook Township-Woodward Township Proposed 1853 Annexation | unknown | 1853–1855 |
| View | New School District | Bald Eagle Township Proposed 1856 Independent School District (1) | no* | 1856 |
| View | New School District | Bald Eagle Township Proposed 1856 Independent School District (2) | no* | 1856 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bald Eagle Township-Colebrook Township-Grugan Township-Woodward Township Proposed 1856 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1856 |
| View | New School District | Beech Creek Township Proposed 1856 Independent School District | no* | 1856 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Crawford Township-Lamar Township-Wayne Township to Greene Township Proposed 1855 Boundary Realignment | no* | 1855–1856 |
| View | New School District | Lock Haven Borough Proposed 1855 Independent School District | no | 1855–1856 |
| View | New School District | Logan Township Proposed 1856 Independent School District | no* | 1856 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Centre County-Clinton County Proposed 1857 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1857 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Crawford Township-Greene Township-Wayne Township Proposed 1855 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1855–1857 |
| View | New School District | Grove Township Proposed 1857 Independent School District | no* | 1857 |
| View | New Township | Bald Eagle Township-Colebrook Township Proposed 1858 New Township | no* | 1858–1859 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bald Eagle Township-Colebrook Township-Woodward Township Proposed 1863 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1863 |
| View | New Township | Ashfield Township Proposed 1866 Creation | no* | 1866 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Allison Township-Dunnstable Township Proposed 1866 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1866–1867 |
| View | Annexation | Allison Township-Flemington Borough Proposed 1867 Annexation | no | 1867 |
| View | New School District | Greene Township Proposed 1868 Independent School District | no* | 1868 |
| View | New Borough | Logansville Borough Proposed 1868 Creation (1) | no | 1868 |
| View | New Township | Beech Creek Township-Colebrook Township Proposed 1869 New Township | no* | 1869 |
| View | New Township | Crawford Township-Greene Township-Lamar Township Proposed 1869 New Township | no* | 1869 |
| View | New School District | Greene Township Proposed 1869 Independent School District | no* | 1869 |
| View | New Borough | Logansville Borough Proposed 1868 Creation (2) | no* | 1868–1869 |
| View | New Township | Lower Chapman Township-Upper Chapman Township Proposed 1870 Creation | no* | 1870 |
| View | New Borough | Great Island Borough Proposed 1874 Creation | no | 1874 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Colebrook Township-Dunnstable Township-Grugan Township-Pine Creek Township-Woodward Township to Gallagher Township Proposed 1877 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1877 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Colebrook Township-Gallagher Township-Grugan Township Proposed 1875 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1875–1877 |
| View | Annexation | Mill Hall Borough 1878 Ordinance | no | 1878–1879 |
| View | New Township | Allison Township Proposed 1884 Division | no* | 1884–1885 |
| View | School District Dissolution | Barton Independent School District Proposed 1887 Dissolution | unknown | 1887 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Chapman Township-Grugan Township-Noyes Township Proposed 1889 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1889 |
| View | Annexation | Lock Haven City-Castanea Township Proposed 1889 Annexation | no* | 1889–1890 |
| View | New Borough | Flemington Borough Proposed 1891 Creation | no | 1891–1892 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Colebrook Township-Gallagher Township to Woodward Township Proposed 1893 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1893–1894 |
| View | Annexation | Beech Creek Borough Ordinance 17 | no | 1903 |
| View | Annexation | Beech Creek Borough Ordinance 18 | no* | 1903–1904 |
| View | Annexation | Lock Haven City Ordinance 310 | no | 1952 |
| View | Home Rule | Lock Haven City Proposed 1977 Home Rule | no* | 1977–1978 |
| View | Home Rule | Lock Haven City Proposed 1983 Home Rule | no | 1983–1984 |
| View | Dissolution | South Renovo Borough-Renovo Borough Proposed 1995 Merger | no | 1995 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Dunnstable Township-Woodward Township 2021 Boundary Ascertainment | pending | 2017–2021 |