Government Detail

Summary

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

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
Aug 22, 1891 Aug 22, 1891 46

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Ephratah, Borough of (alternate) Variant variant
Lancaster, County of Parent current

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View cadastral Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 260 Lead
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County Subdivision 4207123832 Lead
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: Place 4223832 Lead
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1215338 Lead View
View geologic USGS GNIS: Populated Place 1174287 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q1134073 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: Municipality 360753 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation Ephrata, Township of Reduction Aug 22, 1891
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 6, 1929
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 6, 1929
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 6, 1929
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Aug 6, 1932
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction May 23, 1938
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Aug 30, 1940
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 26, 1941
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Jul 10, 1946
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Sep 9, 1946
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 5, 1952
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 4, 1953
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 4, 1953
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Dec 24, 1953
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction 1954
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction 1954
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Feb 25, 1955
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 8, 1955
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 8, 1955
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Dec 9, 1955
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Apr 24, 1956
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Apr 24, 1956
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction 1957
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Mar 7, 1958
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Aug 8, 1958
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Jan 9, 1959
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 29, 1963
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Dec 13, 1963
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 3, 1964
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Dec 24, 1964
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Aug 2, 1965
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Feb 18, 1966
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 18, 1966
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 18, 1966
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 18, 1966
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 18, 1966
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Feb 10, 1967
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Jul 3, 1967
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 7, 1967
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Nov 17, 1967
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction 1968
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Apr 23, 1968
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction May 10, 1968
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction May 10, 1968
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction May 20, 1969
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction 1970
View Expansion Ephrata, Township of Reduction Jul 19, 1972

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View Borough (Title 8) Aug 22, 1891

Other Successful Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
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 Ordinance: Providing for the Annexation to the Borough of Ephrata of a portion of Ephrata Township, in the County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, lying west of State Street or its extension northeastwardly known as the State Highway between Ephrata and Reading and adjoining said borough on the north Jul 1, 1929 Jul 1, 1929
View Ordinance: Providing for the annexation to the Borough of Ephrata of a portion of Ephrata Township in the County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania adjoining the extreme southwestern portion of said Borough on the Southwest Jul 1, 1929 Jul 1, 1929
View Ordinance 321: Providing for the Annexation to the Borough of Ephrata of a portion of Ephrata Township, in the County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, adjoining said Borough on the Northeast, and lying East of State Street Jul 1, 1929 Jul 1, 1929
View Ordinance 342: Providing for and declaring the annexation of a portion of land in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, lying adjacent to the Borough of Ephrata and the admission of the portion of land to the Borough of Ephrata. which said portion of land shall forever hereafter be deemed and taken and allowed to be a part of the Borough of Ephrata, and subject to the jurisdiction and government of the borough authorities of the Borough of Ephrata, as fully and with like effects as if the same had been originally a part of said borough Apr 4, 1932 Apr 5, 1932
View Ordinance 342B: Providing for the annexation to the Borough of Ephrata of a portion of Ephrata Township, in the County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, adjoining the said Borough on the west and south Apr 4, 1932 Apr 5, 1932
View Ordinance 385: Providing for the annexation to the Borough of Ephrata of a portion of Ephrata Township, in the County of Lancaster, and State of Pennsylvania, adjoining said Borough on the northeast, and lying east of and including North State Street Extended Feb 7, 1938 Feb 7, 1938
View Ordinance 475: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and southeast of the said borough as herein described May 6, 1940 May 8, 1940
View Ordinance 509: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and southwest of the said borough as herein described Nov 3, 1941 Nov 3, 1941
View Ordinance 570: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and northwest of the said borough as herein described Jul 8, 1946 Jul 10, 1946
View Ordinance 572: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and southeast of the said Borough as herein described Sep 9, 1946 Sep 9, 1946
View Ordinance 651: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and northeast of the said borough as herein described Aug 11, 1952 Aug 11, 1952
View Ordinance 663: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and west of the said borough as herein described Jun 8, 1953 Jun 19, 1953
View Ordinance 664: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and south of the said borough as herein described Aug 10, 1953 Aug 10, 1953
View Ordinance 676: Annexing to the aforesaid Borough [of Ephrata] a certain portion of the Township of Ephrata lying westwardly from, adjoining and adjacent to the Borough of Ephrata, bounded on the south by South State Street, on the west by a macadam state highway known as Old Mill Road, on the north by property of the Ephrata Cloister and on the east by the aforesaid Borough of Ephrata and being more fully bounded and described as follows Dec 14, 1953 Dec 15, 1953 p. 159
View Ordinance 682: Annexing to the aforesaid Borough [of Ephrata] a certain portion of the Township of Ephrata lying northwest of the said borough as herein described Mar 3, 1954 Mar 4, 1954
View Ordinance 684: Annexing to the aforesaid Borough [of Ephrata] a certain portion of the Township of Ephrata lying adjacent to the western side of the Borough of Ephrata, on the southwestern side of the macadam state highway leading to Lincoln, being an extension of West Main Street as laid out in the Borough of Ephrata, and adjacent to the village of Lincoln, in the Township of Ephrata, County of Lancaster, and State of Pennsylvania, and being more fully bounded and described as follows Aug 9, 1954 Aug 9, 1954
View Ordinance 685: Providing for and declaring the annexation of a portion of land in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County Pa. lying adjacent to the Borough of Ephrata and the admission of the portion of the land to the Borough of Ephrata which said portion of land shall forever hereafter be deemed and taken and allowed to be a part of the Borough of Ephrata and subject to the jurisdiction and government of the borough authorities of the Borough of Ephrata as fully and with like effect as if the same had originally been a part of said borough Oct 11, 1954 Oct 11, 1954
View Ordinance 696: Annexing to the aforesaid Borough [of Ephrata] a certain portion of the Township of Ephrata lying adjacent to and adjoining the Borough of Ephrata on its southwestern border and bounded on the north and west by the aforesaid Borough of Ephrata and on the south and east by other lands in the Township of Ephrata being more fully bounded and described as follows Mar 14, 1955 Mar 14, 1955
View Ordinance 697: Annexing to the aforesaid Borough [of Ephrata] a certain portion of the Township of Ephrata south of and adjacent to the Borough of Ephrata, County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania and being more fully bounded and described as follows May 9, 1955 May 9, 1955 p. 187
View Ordinance 699: Providing for and declaring the annexation of a portion of land in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania lying adjacent to the Borough of Ephrata and the admission of the portion of the land to the Borough of Ephrata which said portion of land shall forever hereafter be deemed and taken and allowed to be a part of the Borough of Ephrata and subject to the jurisdiction and government of the borough authorities of the Borough of Ephrata as fully and with like effect as if the same had originally been a part of said borough Aug 8, 1955 Aug 8, 1955
View Ordinance 701: Providing for the and declaring the annexation of a portion of land in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County Pennsylvania lying adjacent to the Borough of Ephrata and the admission of the portion of the land to the Borough of Ephrata which said portion of land shall forever hereafter be deemed and taken and allowed to be a part of the Borough of Ephrata and subject to the jurisdiction and government of the borough authorities of the Borough of Ephrata as fully and with like effect as if the same had originally been a part of said borough Jan 9, 1956 Jan 9, 1956 p. 191
View Ordinance 702: Providing for and declaring the annexation of a portion of land in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania lying adjacent to the Borough of Ephrata and the admission of the portion of the land to the Borough of Ephrata which said portion of land shall forever hereafter be deemed and taken and allowed to be a part of the Borough of Ephrata and subject to the jurisdiction and government of the borough authorities of the Borough of Ephrata as fully and with like effect as if the same had originally been a part of said borough Feb 13, 1956 Feb 13, 1956 p. 193
View Ordinance 713A: Providing for and declaring the annexation of a portion of land in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania lying adjacent to the Borough of Ephrata and the admission of the portion of the land to the Borough of Ephrata which said portion of land shall forever hereafter be deemed and taken and allowed to be a part of the Borough of Ephrata and subject to the jurisdiction and government of the borough authorities of the Borough of Ephrata as fully and with like effect as if the same had originally been a part of said borough Apr 8, 1957 Apr 8, 1957 p. 212
View Ordinance 717: Providing for and declaring the annexation of a portion of land in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania lying adjacent to the Borough of Ephrata and the admission of the portion of the land to the Borough of Ephrata which said portion of land shall forever hereafter be deemed and taken and allowed to be a part of the Borough of Ephrata and subject to the jurisdiction and government of the borough authorities of the Borough of Ephrata as fully and with like effect as if the same had originally been a part of said borough Oct 14, 1957 Oct 14, 1957
View Ordinance 1958
View Ordinance 727: Annexing to the aforesaid Borough [of Ephrata] a certain portion of the Township of Ephrata lying adjacent to and adjoining the Borough of Ephrata on its southwestern border being more fully bounded and described as follows Jun 9, 1958 Jun 9, 1958 p. 234
View Ordinance 735: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and south of the said borough as herein described Nov 15, 1958 Nov 15, 1958
View Ordinance 800: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and northwest of the said borough as herein described Jul 8, 1963 Jul 8, 1963
View Ordinance 806: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and northwest of the said borough as herein described Oct 14, 1963 Oct 14, 1963
View Ordinance 821: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and northeast of the said borough as herein described Jul 13, 1964 Jul 13, 1964
View Ordinance 822: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and [northeast?] of the said borough as herein described Oct 13, 1964 Oct 13, 1964
View Ordinance 835: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and north of the said borough as herein described Jun 14, 1965 Jun 14, 1965
View Ordinance 839: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and northwest of the said borough as herein described Oct 11, 1965 Oct 11, 1965
View Ordinance 844: Amending Ordinance No. 839 adopted and approved on October 11, 1965 Jan 10, 1966 Jan 11, 1966
View Ordinance 852: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and west of the said borough as herein described Apr 11, 1966 Apr 11, 1966
View Ordinance 853: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and southwest of the said borough as herein described Apr 11, 1966 Apr 11, 1966
View Ordinance 854: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and adjoining the northern side of the Borough of Ephrata as herein described Apr 18, 1966 Apr 18, 1966
View Ordinance 862: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and northeast of the said borough as herein described Aug 8, 1966 Aug 8, 1966
View Ordinance 868: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and northeast of the said borough as herein described Dec 12, 1966 Dec 12, 1966
View Ordinance 885: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and south of the said borough as herein described Jun 12, 1967 Jun 12, 1967
View Ordinance 891: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and northwest of the said borough as herein described Sep 11, 1967 Sep 11, 1967
View Ordinance 892: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and south of the said borough as herein described Oct 9, 1967 Oct 9, 1967
View Ordinance 899: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and southwest of the said borough as herein described Feb 12, 1968 Feb 12, 1968
View Ordinance 900: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and west of the said borough as herein described Apr 3, 1968 Apr 3, 1968
View Ordinance 901: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and southwest of the said borough as herein described Apr 3, 1968 Apr 3, 1968
View Ordinance 905: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and southeast of the said borough as herein described Aug 12, 1968 Aug 12, 1968
View Ordinance 913: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and southwest of the said borough as herein described Mar 10, 1969 Mar 10, 1969
View Ordinance 924: Annexing to the aforesaid Borough [of Ephrata] a certain portion of the Township of Ephrata lying northeast of the said borough as herein described Apr 13, 1970 Apr 13, 1970
View Ordinance 1971
View Ordinance 953: Annexing to the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a section of Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania adjacent to and west of the said borough as herein described Jul 10, 1972 Jul 10, 1972

Research Log

Detail Type/Notes Log Date Coverage
Open Records Request (Ordinances) Feb 25, 2012
Open Records Request (Ordinances) Jul 8, 2018

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Ephrata Borough 17500451 596 608
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Ephrata 36433164 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Annexation Ephrata Borough Proposed 1928 Annexation unknown 1928
View Annexation Ephrata Borough 1958 Ordinance (John L. Hamaker et al.) no 1958
View Annexation Ephrata Borough 1971 Ordinance (Harol Hacker) no* 1971
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