Government Detail

Summary

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

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
Apr 13, 1827 May 13, 1828 32

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Lancaster, County of Parent current

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View cadastral Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 250 Lead
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County Subdivision 4207123016 Lead
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: Place 4223016 Lead
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1215337 Lead View
View geologic USGS GNIS: Populated Place 1174103 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q1133974 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: Municipality 360723 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction May 13, 1828
View Creation West Donegal, Township of Reduction May 13, 1828
View Reference Donegal, Township of (Lancaster, defunct) Reference May 13, 1828
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction 1829
View Expansion West Donegal, Township of Reduction 1829
View Reduction Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Expansion 1847
View Reduction West Donegal, Township of Expansion 1847
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Feb 27, 1909
View Expansion West Donegal, Township of Reduction Feb 27, 1909
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Nov 7, 1928
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Nov 7, 1941
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Feb 9, 1946
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Jul 27, 1948
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Nov 4, 1953
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction May 17, 1955
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction 1956
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Dec 7, 1956
View Expansion West Donegal, Township of Reduction Aug 23, 1957
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Mar 14, 1958
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Nov 4, 1958
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Aug 7, 1959
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Nov 6, 1959
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Nov 6, 1959
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Nov 20, 1959
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Dec 31, 1959
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Aug 10, 1962
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Nov 5, 1963
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Dec 27, 1963
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Nov 16, 1964
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Nov 16, 1964
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Dec 22, 1967
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Nov 6, 1968
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Mar 6, 1969
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction 1970
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Mar 2, 1970
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction Mar 2, 1970
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction May 20, 1970
View Expansion Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) Reduction May 20, 1970

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View Borough (Pre-1851 Special Charter) May 13, 1828
View Borough (Title 8) May 4, 1886

Other Successful Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View New Township Lancaster County 1729 Township Division yes+ Aug 5, 1729
View County Classification Pennsylvania 1919 County Classification yes Jul 10, 1919
View County Classification Lancaster County 4th to 3rd yes Jan 1, 1962

Government Action

Detail Action Date Approved Effective Location
View Minute: [Talks about passage of annexation ordinance concerning territory in Mount Joy Township and West Donegal Township.] Feb 23, 1909 p. 121
View Ordinance: Annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown certain territory, lots or out-lots, lying adjacent thereto in Mt. Joy and West Donegal Townships, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, fixing and determining the corporate boundary of the said borough; regulating the assessments in the annexed territory; and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith Feb 23, 1909 Feb 23, 1909
View Ordinance: Extending the borough limits of the Borough of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Mar 15, 1927 Mar 15, 1927 p. 124–125
View Ordinance: Annexing a portion of Mount Joy Township (as herein described) to the Borough of Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Mar 18, 1941 Mar 18, 1941 p. 218–219
View Ordinance: Annexing certain land in Mount Joy Township to the Borough of Elizabethtown Sep 18, 1945 Sep 18, 1945 p. 233–234
View Ordinance: Annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a part of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, contiguous to said Borough of Elizabethtown Jul 20, 1948 Jul 20, 1948 p. 261–263
View Ordinance: Annexing a portion of Mt. Joy Township to the Borough of Elizabethtown Sep 24, 1953 Oct 2, 1953 p. 26–27
View Ordinance: Annexing a portion of Mt. Joy Township to the Borough of Elizabethtown Mar 21, 1955 Mar 21, 1955 p. 68–69
View Ordinance: Annexing a portion of Mt. Joy Township to the Borough of Elizabethtown Jul 16, 1956 Jul 16, 1956 p. 105–107
View Ordinance: Annexing a portion of Mount Joy Township to the Borough of Elizabethtown Oct 22, 1956 Oct 23, 1956 p. 113–115
View Ordinance: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown, a section of West Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and south of the said Borough of Elizabethtown and hereinafter fully described and providing that the said territory shall be annexed to and become a part of the said Borough if the annexation thereof shall be approved y the Court of Quarter Sessions of said county Jun 18, 1957 Jun 18, 1957 p. 117–119
View Ordinance: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and east of said Borough of Elizabethtown Jan 21, 1958 Jan 21, 1958 p. 145–147
View Ordinance 346: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to an east of said Borough of Elizabethtown Aug 19, 1958 Aug 19, 1958 p. 164–165
View Ordinance 383: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and east of said Borough of Elizabethtown May 26, 1959 May 26, 1959 p. 242–244
View Ordinance 386: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and east of said Borough of Elizabethtown Aug 18, 1959 Aug 18, 1959 p. 249–251
View Ordinance 389: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and north and east of said Borough of Elizabethtown Sep 15, 1959 Sep 15, 1959 p. 256–259
View Ordinance 390: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to said Borough of Elizabethtown Sep 15, 1959 Sep 15, 1959 p. 260–262
View Ordinance 391: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to said Borough of Elizabethtown Oct 20, 1959 Oct 20, 1959 p. 263–265
View Ordinance 428: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and east of said Borough of Elizabethtown Jun 19, 1962 Jun 19, 1962 p. 46–47
View Ordinance 452: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and south of said Borough of Elizabethtown Sep 17, 1963 Sep 17, 1963 p. 74–78
View Ordinance 454: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and east of said Borough of Elizabethtown and zoning of the same Oct 15, 1963 Oct 15, 1963 p. 81–82
View Ordinance 473: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and north of said Borough of Elizabethtown and zoning of the same Aug 18, 1964 Aug 18, 1964 p. 119–120
View Ordinance 474: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and northeast of said Borough of Elizabethtown and zoning of the same Aug 18, 1964 Aug 18, 1964 p. 121–122
View Ordinance 509: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and north of said Borough of Elizabethtown Dec 19, 1967 Dec 19, 1967 p. 183–184
View Ordinance 506: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and north of said Borough of Elizabethtown Oct 15, 1968 Oct 15, 1968 p. 201–203
View Ordinance 520: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and east of said Borough of Elizabethtown Dec 17, 1968 Dec 17, 1968 p. 206–208
View Ordinance 529: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and east of said Borough of Elizabethtown Feb 24, 1970 Feb 24, 1970 p. 231–232
View Ordinance 532: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and north of said Borough of Elizabethtown Feb 24, 1970 Feb 24, 1970 p. 232–233
View Ordinance 533: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adajcent to said Borough of Elizabethtown Mar 17, 1970 Mar 17, 1970 p. 234
View Ordinance 534: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a portion of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and south of said Borough of Elizabethtown Apr 21, 1970 Apr 21, 1970 p. 235
View Ordinance 535: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Elizabethtown a section of Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and north of said Borough of Elizabethtown Apr 21, 1970 Apr 21, 1970 p. 236–237

Research Log

Detail Type/Notes Log Date Coverage
Open Records Request (Miscellaneous) May 29, 2019
Open Records Request (Relevant items in code) Aug 4, 2010

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Elizabethtown Borough 17500451 582 595
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Elizabethtown 36433162 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Annexation West Donegal Township-Elizabethtown Borough Proposed 1902 Annexation no 1902–1903
View Home Rule (County) Lancaster County Proposed 1972 Home Rule no* 1972
View County Classification Lancaster County Proposed 2010s 3rd to 2nd A no 2011
View County Classification Lancaster County Proposed 2020s 3rd to 2nd A pending 2021–2022