Government Detail
Summary
| Name | Level | Type/Class | Home Rule? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie, County of | county | County (Class: 3) | yes |
Detail
| Census Creation Date | Created | Boundary Alteration Count | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1800 | 0 |
Map
Related
Identifier
| Detail | Type | Source | Identifier | Relationship | Web Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: County | 42049 | Lead | |
| View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Civil | 1209178 | Lead | View |
| View | other | Wikidata | Q488679 | Lead | View |
| View | state | Pennsylvania DCED: County | 25 | Lead |
Affected Government
| Detail | How Affected | Adverse Government | How Adverse Affected | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Creation (Within) | Allegheny, County of | Reduction | Mar 12, 1800 |
| View | Creation (Within) | Crawford, County of | Creation | Mar 12, 1800 |
| View | Separation | Crawford, County of | Reduction | Nov 7, 1803 |
| View | Ascertainment | Ashtabula, County of (OH) | Ascertainment | 1878–1887 |
| View | Ascertainment | Chautauqua, County of (NY) | Ascertainment | Aug 19, 1890 |
Affected Government Form
| Detail | Government Form | Date |
|---|---|---|
| View | County (Unorganized) | Mar 12, 1800 |
| View | County | Nov 7, 1803 |
| View | County, 5th Class | Jul 10, 1919 |
| View | County, 4th Class | Mar 14, 1921 |
| View | County, 3rd Class | Jan 1, 1962 |
| View | County, 3rd Class (Home Rule Charter) | Jan 1, 1978 |
Other Successful Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Annexation | Northumberland County-Westmoreland County 1785 Annexation | yes+ | 1785 |
| View | New County | Allegheny County 1788 Creation | yes | Sep 24, 1788 |
| View | New Township | Allegheny County 1788 Township Division | yes | Dec 18, 1788 |
| View | Annexation | Pennsylvania 1792 Annexation | yes | Mar 3, 1792 |
| View | Annexation | Allegheny County 1792 Annexation | yes | Apr 3, 1792 |
| View | New Township | Erie County 1800 Township Division | yes+ | 1800 |
| View | New Borough | Erie Borough 1805 Creation | yes | Mar 29, 1805 |
| View | New Name | Concord Township 1821 Creation | yes* | 1821 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Erie County Township 1824 Boundary Reestablishment | yes* | 1823–1824 |
| View | New Township | Amity Township 1825 Creation | yes* | Feb 10, 1825 |
| View | New Township | Wayne Township 1826 Creation | yes* | 1826 |
| View | New Township | Girard Township (Erie) 1832 Creation | yes* | May 9, 1832 |
| View | Annexation | Conneaut Township-Springfield Township 1833 Annexation | yes* | 1832–1833 |
| View | New Borough | Wattsburg Borough 1833 Creation | yes | May 18, 1833 |
| View | New Borough | Waterford Borough 1834 Creation | yes | Mar 14, 1834 |
| View | New Name | Washington Township 1834 Creation | yes | Apr 14, 1834 |
| View | Annexation | Erie Borough 1834 Annexation | yes | Apr 15, 1834 |
| View | New Borough | North East Borough 1834 Creation | yes | Apr 18, 1834 |
| View | New Name | Greene Township (Erie) 1840 Creation | yes* | 1840 |
| View | New Borough | Edinboro Borough 1840 Creation | yes | Apr 17, 1840 |
| View | Annexation | Greenfield Township-North East Township 1841 Annexation | yes* | 1841 |
| View | New Township | Franklin Township (Erie) 1842 Creation | yes | Jun 24, 1842 |
| View | Annexation | McKean Township-Greene Township 1844 Annexation | yes* | 1844 |
| View | New Borough | Girard Borough 1847 Creation | yes | Mar 19, 1847 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Harborcreek Township-North East Township 1848 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1847–1848 |
| View | Annexation | Erie Borough 1848 Annexation | yes | Apr 10, 1848 |
| View | Annexation | Girard Township-Girard Borough 1850 Annexation | yes* | 1850 |
| View | New City | Erie City 1851 Creation | yes | May 15, 1851 |
| View | Annexation | Greene Township-Waterford Township 1852 Annexation | yes* | 1852 |
| View | Annexation | North East Township-North East Borough 1852 Annexation | yes* | 1852 |
| View | New Township | Summit Township 1853 Creation | yes* | Aug 5, 1853 |
| View | Annexation | McKean Township-Washington Township to Waterford Township 1855 Annexation | yes* | 1854–1855 |
| View | General Law | Edinboro Borough 1856 General Law | yes | Aug 7, 1856 |
| View | School District Annexation | Washington Township-Edinboro Borough 1859 School District Annexation | yes* | 1859 |
| View | New Borough | Albion Borough 1860 Creation | yes | Feb 27, 1860 |
| View | New School District | Millcreek Township 1861 Independent School District | yes* | 1861 |
| View | New Borough | Middleboro Borough 1861 Creation | yes* | Mar 20, 1861 |
| View | General Law | North East Borough 1863 General Law | yes | Feb 19, 1863 |
| View | New Borough | Union Mills Borough 1863 Creation | yes* | May 6, 1863 |
| View | New Borough | Corry Borough 1863 Creation | yes | Aug 10, 1863 |
| View | Annexation | Wayne Township-Corry Borough 1866 Annexation | yes* | Feb 8, 1866 |
| View | New Borough | South Erie Borough 1866 Creation | yes | Feb 23, 1866 |
| View | New City | Corry City 1866 Creation | yes | Mar 8, 1866 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Corry City 1866 Boundary Correction | yes | Apr 11, 1866 |
| View | School District Annexation | Venango Township-Wattsburg Borough 1867 School District Annexation | yes* | 1867 |
| View | General Law | Girard Borough 1867 General Law | yes | Jul 12, 1867 |
| View | New Borough | Fairview Borough (Erie) 1867 Creation | yes* | Nov 27, 1867 |
| View | New School District | Belle Valley Independent School District 1868 Creation | yes* | 1868 |
| View | Annexation | Union Mills Borough 1869 Ordinance (1) | yes* | 1869 |
| View | Annexation | Union Mills Borough 1869 Ordinance (2) | yes* | 1869 |
| View | General Law | Waterford Borough 1869 General Law | yes | Nov 8, 1869 |
| View | Annexation | Concord Township-Wayne Township to Corry City 1870 Annexation | yes* | 1870 |
| View | School District Annexation | Girard Township-Girard Borough 1870 School District Annexation | yes* | 1870 |
| View | School District Annexation | Venango Township-Wattsburg Borough 1870 School District Annexation | yes* | 1870 |
| View | Dissolution | Erie City 1870 Annexation | yes | Feb 25, 1870 |
| View | New Borough | Lockport Borough 1870 Creation | yes | May 23, 1870 |
| View | New Borough | Mill Village Borough 1870 Creation | yes* | May 27, 1870 |
| View | New Name | Union City Borough 1871 Creation | yes* | Nov 29, 1871 |
| View | Annexation | Washington Township-Waterford Township 1872 Annexation | yes* | 1870–1872 |
| View | General Law | Wattsburg Borough 1872 General Law | yes | May 7, 1872 |
| View | Charter Amendment (Annexation-Specific) | Erie City 1873 Charter Amendment (Annexation-Specific) | yes* | 1873 |
| View | City Classification | Pennsylvania 1874 City Classification | yes | May 23, 1874 |
| View | New Borough | Elgian Borough 1876 Creation | yes* | Feb 8, 1876 |
| View | New Name | Elgin Borough 1876 Creation | yes* | Feb 14, 1876 |
| View | General Law | Erie City 1878 General Law | yes | Mar 27, 1878 |
| View | New School District | Pleasant Valley Independent School District 1879 Creation | yes* | 1877–1879 |
| View | School District Annexation | McKean Township-Middleboro Borough 1880 School District Annexation | yes* | 1877–1880 |
| View | School District Annexation | Amity Township-Waterford Township 1881 School District Annexation | yes* | 1880–1881 |
| View | Annexation | Union City Borough-Union Township 1883 Annexation | yes* | 1883 |
| View | Annexation | Union City Borough-Union Township 1885 Annexation (1) | yes* | 1884–1885 |
| View | Annexation | Union City Borough-Union Township 1885 Annexation (2) | yes* | 1884–1885 |
| View | New Borough | East Springfield Borough 1887 Creation | yes | Sep 5, 1887 |
| View | City Classification | Pennsylvania 1889 City Classification | yes | May 8, 1889 |
| View | Annexation | Girard Borough Ordinance 26 | yes* | 1890 |
| View | School District Reversion | Wattsburg Borough-Venango Township 1892 School District Reversion | yes* | 1891–1892 |
| View | Annexation | North East Township-North East Borough 1892 Annexation | yes | Sep 8, 1892 |
| View | School District Reversion | Edinboro Borough-Washington Township 1893 School District Reversion | yes* | 1893 |
| View | General Law | Corry City 1896 General Law | yes | Oct 1, 1896 |
| View | Township Classification | Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification | yes | Apr 28, 1899 |
| View | School District Dissolution | Belle Valley Independent School District 1902 Dissolution | yes* | 1902 |
| View | New Name | Platea Borough 1903 Creation | yes* | Apr 13, 1903 |
| View | Annexation | Erie City Ordinance 2781 | yes | Jan 6, 1908 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 19 | yes | Aug 30, 1910 |
| View | New Borough | Cranesville Borough 1912 Creation | yes | Mar 30, 1912 |
| View | New Borough | Wesleyville Borough 1912 Creation | yes | May 31, 1912 |
| View | Annexation | North East Borough 1914 Ordinance | yes | Sep 29, 1914 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Greene Township-Venango Township 1916 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1916 |
| View | Annexation | Erie City Ordinance 4292 | yes | Sep 17, 1917 |
| View | Annexation | Erie City Ordinance 4386 | yes | Sep 17, 1917 |
| View | Annexation | Erie City Ordinance 4293 | yes | Sep 24, 1917 |
| View | Annexation | Erie City Ordinance 4701 | yes | Apr 13, 1920 |
| View | Annexation | Harborcreek Township-Millcreek Township 1921 Annexation | yes | May 12, 1921 |
| View | Annexation | Erie City Ordinance 5325 | yes* | 1923 |
| View | Annexation | Girard Borough 1925 Ordinance | yes* | Sep 10, 1925 |
| View | New Borough | North Girard Borough 1926 Creation | yes | Jan 1, 1926 |
| View | New Township | Lawrence Park Township 1926 Creation | yes | Feb 8, 1926 |
| View | Annexation | Girard Borough Ordinance 223 | yes* | 1937 |
| View | Annexation | Union City Borough Ordinance 583 | yes* | Feb 19, 1951 |
| View | Annexation | North Girard Borough 1952 Ordinance | yes* | Apr 23, 1952 |
| View | New Name | Lake City Borough 1954 Creation | yes | May 28, 1954 |
| View | Annexation | Lake City Borough 1955 Ordinance | yes | Dec 15, 1955 |
| View | Annexation | Girard Borough Ordinance 309 | yes | May 21, 1957 |
| View | Annexation | Fairview Borough Ordinance 31 | yes | Feb 28, 1958 |
| View | Annexation | Fairview Borough Ordinance 32 | yes | Feb 28, 1958 |
| View | Annexation | North East Borough 1957 Ordinance | yes | May 22, 1958 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 150 | yes | Jul 28, 1958 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 151 | yes | Jul 28, 1958 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 155 | yes | Dec 10, 1959 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 158 | yes | Nov 8, 1960 |
| View | Annexation | North East Borough 1958 Ordinance | yes | Nov 8, 1960 |
| View | Mayor-Council Form | Erie City 1962 Optional Charter | yes | Jan 1, 1962 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 163 | yes | May 15, 1962 |
| View | Annexation | Wesleyville Borough Ordinance 279 | yes | Nov 22, 1963 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 176 | yes | Feb 24, 1964 |
| View | Annexation | Union City Borough Ordinance 680 | yes | Feb 17, 1965 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 186 | yes | May 17, 1966 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 207 | yes* | 1967 |
| View | Annexation | Girard Borough Ordinance 379 | yes* | 1968 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 217 | yes* | 1968–1970 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 223 | yes* | 1969–1970 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 225 | yes* | 1969–1970 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Girard Township-Girard Borough 1970 Boundary Realignment | yes* | 1969–1970 |
| View | New Name | McKean Borough 1970 Creation | yes | Feb 19, 1970 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 236 | yes* | 1971 |
| View | Annexation | Corry City Ordinance 1105 | yes | Jun 7, 1974 |
| View | Home Rule | Edinboro Borough 1976 Home Rule | yes | Jan 5, 1976 |
| View | Council-Manager Form | Washington Township 1976 Optional Plan | yes | Jan 5, 1976 |
| View | Dissolution | East Springfield Borough-Springfield Township 1978 Merger | yes* | Nov 7, 1978 |
| View | Annexation | Spring Township-Springboro Borough 1984 Annexation | yes* | 1984 |
| View | Dissolution | Fairview Borough-Fairview Township 1998 Consolidation | yes | Jan 5, 1998 |
Government Action
| Detail | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Election | Nov 5, 1907 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the name of the Boro of North Girard be change to Lake City?" | May 18, 1954 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a CHARTER COMMISSION of Seven (7) members be elected to study the charter and form of government of the City of Erie and to consider a new charter and to make recommendations thereon?" | Nov 4, 1958 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Mayor-Council Plan A of the Optional Third Class City Charter Law, Providing for Seven Councilmen to be Elected at Large, be adopted by the City Of Erie?" | Nov 3, 1959 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall Millcreek Township, a Township of the Second-Class, be changed or created into a Township of the First-Class?" | Nov 8, 1960 | Rejected | ||
| View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a government study commission of seven be elected to study the charter and plan of government of the municipality, to study and consider the advisability of adoption of an optional plan of government or a home rule charter and to recommend whether or not an optional form of government or a home rule charter should be adopted [by the Borough of Edinboro]?" | Nov 7, 1972 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the City of Erie] | Nov 7, 1972 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a government study commission of seven be elected to study the charter and plan of government of the municipality, to study and consider the advisability of adoption of an optional plan of government or a home rule charter and to recommend whether or not an optional form of government or a home rule charter should be adopted [by the Township of Washington]?" | Nov 7, 1972 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the council-manager plan, including recommendations pertaining to optional provisions contained in the Report of the Government Study Commission, dated July 30, 1973, as authorized by the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Township of Washington, Erie County, Pennsylvania?" | Nov 6, 1973 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated February 18, 1974, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Borough of Edinboro, Erie County, Pennsylvania?" | May 21, 1974 | |||
| View | Election: "SHALL THE HOME RULE CHARTER CONTAINED IN THE REPORT DATED MAY 2, 1974 OF THE GOVERNMENT STUDY COMMISSION PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOME RULE CHARTER AND OPTIONAL PLANS LAW, BE ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF ERIE?" | Nov 5, 1974 | Rejected | ||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the County of Erie] | Nov 5, 1974 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Final Report: [Recommending the adoption of a home rule charter for the County of Erie] | Jun 29, 1976 | Jan 1, 1978 | ||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the Report dated June 29, 1976, of the Government Study Commission prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plan laws, be adopted by the County of Erie?" | Nov 2, 1976 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Borough of East Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania merge into the Township of Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania to form a municipality known as the Township of Springfield, the governing body of which shall be a Board of Supervisors, three in number?" | Nov 7, 1978 | |||
| View | Election: "Will approximately five acres of land in Spring Township which is that part of the land acquired by the Springboro Volunteer Firemen's Department and Relief Association by Deed recorded at Book 303, at Page 482, lying within 610' of the east right-of-way of PA Route 18, annexed to Springboro Borough?" | Apr 10, 1984 | Certified Apr 27, 1984 | ||
| View | Election: "Shall the Borough of Fairview and the Township of Fairview consolidate into a single, new Second Class Township to be known as the 'Township of Fairview'?" | Nov 22, 1994 | Jan 5, 1998 | ||
| View | Election | Nov 5, 2002 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a government study commission of seven members be elected to study the existing form of government of the municipality; to consider the advisability of the adoption of an optional form of government and to recommend whether or not an optional plan of government should be adopted?" | Nov 8, 2011 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election | Nov 3, 2015 |
Research Log
| Detail | Type/Notes | Log Date | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Index | |||
| Law Library Visit | |||
| Open Records Request (Miscellaneous) | Apr 16, 2017 | ||
| Request | May 19, 2017 | ||
| Road Docket | bk. A–D (1820s–1950s) | ||
| Road Minutes | bk. 1 (1820s–1850s) |
National Archives
| Detail | Source | Set | Government | File Unit | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Erie County | 17500450 | 1580 | 1583 | |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1940 | Erie County | 5837464 | 1 | 1 |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1950 | Erie County | 36432992 | 1 | 1 |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1950 | Urbanized Area, Vicinity of Erie | 36432990 | 1 | 1 |
Other Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Boundary Realignment | Crawford County-Erie County Proposed 1850 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1850 |
| View | New Township | Greene Township-McKean Township Proposed 1850 New Township | no* | 1850 |
| View | New Township | Conneaut Township-Elk Creek Township-Girard Township Proposed 1851 New Township | no* | 1851 |
| View | New Borough | Springfield Borough Proposed 1854 Creation | no | 1854 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Greene Township-Summit Township Proposed 1855 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1855 |
| View | General Law | North East Borough Proposed 1855 General Law | no* | 1855 |
| View | New Township | Albion Township Proposed 1857 Creation | no | 1857–1858 |
| View | New County | Marion County Proposed 1858 Creation | no* | 1858 |
| View | New Township | Millcreek Township Proposed 1863 Division | no | 1863–1864 |
| View | Annexation | Union Mills Borough 1868 Ordinance | unknown | 1868 |
| View | New Township | Lockport Township Proposed 1867 Creation | no | 1867–1869 |
| View | New School District | West Erie Independent School District Proposed 1869 Creation | unknown | 1869 |
| View | Annexation | Girard Borough 1870 Ordinance | no | 1870 |
| View | New Township | Summit Township Proposed 1871 Division | no | 1871 |
| View | Annexation | LeBoeuf Township-Waterford Township Proposed 1871 Annexation | no* | 1871–1874 |
| View | New Borough | Wayne Borough Proposed 1871 Creation | no | 1871–1874 |
| View | New School District | Conneaut Township-Elk Creek Township Proposed 1871 Independent School District | no | 1871–1875 |
| View | School District Annexation | Conneaut Township-Elk Creek Township Proposed 1875 School District Annexation | no* | 1875–1876 |
| View | New Township | Antioch Township Proposed 1877 Creation | no | 1877 |
| View | School District Annexation | Belle Valley Independent School District-Pleasant Hill Independent School District Proposed 1881 School District Annexation | unknown | 1881 |
| View | New Township | Conneaut Township Proposed 1879 Division | no | 1879–1884 |
| View | New School District | Elk Creek Township-Franklin Township Proposed 1883 Independent School District | no* | 1883–1885 |
| View | General Law | Erie City 1885 General Law | unknown | 1885 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Erie County-Warren County Proposed 1886 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1886 |
| View | New Borough | Wesleyville Borough Proposed 1906 Creation | no* | 1906–1907 |
| View | New Borough | Cranesville Borough Proposed 1909 Creation | no | 1909–1911 |
| View | Annexation | Harborcreek Township-Millcreek Township Proposed 1916 Annexation | no* | 1916–1917 |
| View | Annexation | Erie City Ordinance 4577 | no* | 1918–1919 |
| View | New Borough | Ferncliff Borough Proposed 1917 Creation | no | 1917–1919 |
| View | Dissolution | Wesleyville Borough-Erie City Proposed 1928 Merger | no* | 1928 |
| View | Annexation | Erie City Ordinance 125-1956 | no* | 1955–1956 |
| View | Annexation | Lawrence Park Township-Harborcreek Township Proposed 1957 Annexation | no | 1957 |
| View | First Class Township | Millcreek Township Proposed 1960 1st Class | no | 1960 |
| View | Annexation | Wesleyville Borough Ordinance 278 | no | 1961–1962 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 185 | no* | 1964–1966 |
| View | Annexation | Fairview Borough Ordinance 83 | no* | 1967 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 222 | no* | 1968–1970 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 224 | no* | 1969–1970 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 226 | no* | 1969–1970 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 227 | no* | 1969–1970 |
| View | Annexation | Edinboro Borough Ordinance 271 | no* | 1973 |
| View | Home Rule | Erie City Proposed 1972 Home Rule | no* | 1972–1974 |
| View | Home Rule | Union City Borough Proposed 1992 Home Rule | no | 1992 |
| View | Home Rule | Lawrence Park Township Proposed 1995 Home Rule | no | 1995 |
| View | Annexation | McKean Township-McKean Borough Proposed 2002 Annexation | no* | 2002 |
| View | Home Rule | Millcreek Township Proposed 2011 Home Rule | no | 2011–2012 |
| View | Home Rule | Millcreek Township Proposed 2015 Home Rule | no | 2015 |