Government Detail

Summary

Name Level Type/Class Home Rule?
Latrobe, Borough of (defunct) municipality or lower Borough no

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
May 24, 1854 May 24, 1854 34 Jan 5, 1998

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Westmoreland, County of Parent most recent

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County Subdivision 4212941680
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: Place 4241680
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1215705 Historic View
View other Wikidata Q969307 Historic View

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction May 24, 1854
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction May 10, 1886
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Aug 31, 1886
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Dec 15, 1890
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Jun 16, 1906
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Jun 16, 1906
View Expansion Unity, Township of Reduction Jun 16, 1906
View Expansion Unity, Township of Reduction Sep 24, 1906
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Nov 10, 1906
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Aug 23, 1922
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Jan 12, 1924
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Aug 14, 1924
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Apr 28, 1927
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Nov 4, 1931
View Expansion Unity, Township of Reduction Nov 4, 1931
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Nov 9, 1938
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Feb 17, 1946
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction 1947
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Apr 17, 1947
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Jan 28, 1948
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Jan 28, 1948
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction 1949
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Nov 9, 1949
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Jun 17, 1952
View Expansion Unity, Township of Reduction Jan 13, 1953
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Jun 2, 1953
View Expansion Unity, Township of Reduction Aug 26, 1953
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Feb 17, 1954
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction Nov 3, 1954
View Expansion Unity, Township of Reduction Feb 10, 1959
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction 1959–1960
View Expansion Unity, Township of Reduction 1960–1963
View Expansion Unity, Township of Reduction 1962–1963
View Expansion Unity, Township of Reduction 1963–1964
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction 1964–1965
View Expansion Derry, Township of (Westmoreland) Reduction 1968–1970
View Old Name Latrobe, City of New Name Jan 5, 1998

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View Borough (Title 8) May 24, 1854

Other Successful Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View School District Annexation Derry Township-Latrobe Borough 1884 School District Annexation yes* 1884
View Charter Amendment (Executive) Latrobe Borough 1886 Charter Amendment (Burgess) (1) yes* 1885–1886
View Charter Amendment (Executive) Latrobe Borough 1886 Charter Amendment (Burgess) (2) yes* 1886
View County Classification Pennsylvania 1919 County Classification yes Jul 10, 1919
View County Classification Westmoreland County 4th to 3rd yes Mar 14, 1921

Government Action

Detail Action Date Approved Effective Location
View Resolution: [Court requested to rescind part of the previous order authorizing the Burgess to preside over the Council] Feb 9, 1888
View Ordinance 5, 1906: To declare the admission to the Borough of Latrobe of the lots and outlots of a certain section of land in Derry Township, adjacent to said Borough, designated and known as Blocks "E" "F" and "G" in the Brinker Farm Plan of Lots, laid out by the Loyalhanna Coal & Coke Company, and extending the limits, jurisdiction and government of said Borough to include the same May 28, 1906 May 29, 1906 v. 2, p. 328–329
View Ordinance 6, 1906: To declare the admission to the Borough of Latrobe of the lots and outlots of a certain section of land in Derry Township, adjacent to said Borough, designated and known as Blocks "H," Ï," and "J" in the Loyal Hanna Coal and Coke Company, and extending the limits, jurisdiction and government of said Borough to include the same May 28, 1906 May 29, 1906 v. 2, p. 330–331
View Ordinance 7, 1906: To declare the admission to the Borough of Latrobe of the lots and outlots of a certain section of land in Unity Township, adjacent to said Borough, designated and known as West Latrobe, and extending the limits, jurisdiction and government of said Borough to include the same Jun 2, 1906 Jun 2, 1906 v. 2, p. 332–333
View Ordinance: To declare the admission to the Borough of Latrobe of the lots and outlots of a certain section of land in Unity Township, adjacent to said Borough, designated and known as Blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, including all of Toner Street in the Plan of North Latrobe and a small section of land known as the Quarry Property owned by William Kisser and the heirs of Mrs. Mary Robb, deceased, also piece of land owned by E. G. Nicely and the G. A. R. Park, and extending the limits, jurisdiction and government of said Borough to include the same Sep 10, 1906 Sep 12, 1906
View Ordinance 17, 1906: To amend Section 3 of an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to declare the admission to the Borough of Latrobe of the lots and outlots of a certain section of land in Unity Township, adjacent to said Borough, designed and known as West Latrobe, and extending the limits, jurisdiction and government of said Borough to include the same," approved the 2nd day of June, A. D., 1906, and providing for the annexing of said section of land to the Second Ward of the Borough of Latrobe Sep 24, 1906 Sep 25, 1906 v. 2, p. 350
View Ordinance 21, 1906: To declare the admission to the Borough of Latrobe of the lots and outlots of a certain section of land in Derry Township, adjacent to said Borough, and known in general terms as South Latrobe, including Oakville proper, the D. W. Smith plan of lots, the Anderson and Bush plan of lots, the D. B. Strickler plan of lots, part of the original plan of the Latrobe Land and Improvement Company, the Watkins plan of lots, lots formerly owned by M. A. Cutter, the Westmoreland Place plan of lots, the Hubbard plan of lots, land of the Railway Steel Spring Company and other pieces or parcels of land included within the lines hereinafter set forth, whether specifically mentioned or not, and extending the limits, jurisdiction and government of said Borough to include the same Oct 29, 1906 Oct 29, 1906 v. 2, p. 376–379
View Ordinance 3, 1922: To declare the admission to the Borough of Latrobe, of the lots and outlots of a certain section of land in Derry Township, lying adjacent to and adjoining the said Borough of Latrobe on the East, and the extending the limits, jurisdiction and government of said Borough to include the same Mar 13, 1922 Mar 23, 1922 v. 3, p. 268–276
View Ordinance 34, 1923: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, land adjacent thereto, lying at present entirely within the township of Derry, County of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, bounding said Borough on the extreme East, and hereinafter more fully described Dec 10, 1923 Dec 24, 1923 v. 3, p. 371
View Ordinance 1, 1924: Fixing the attachment to the third and fourth wards of the Borough of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, of the part of Derry Township annexed to said Borough by Ordinance approved the 24th day of December, 1923, and making the avenues, streets and alleys in said section of land public and common highways of said Borough Jan 14, 1924 Jan 17, 1924 v. 3, p. 372
View Ordinance 11, 1924: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, land adjacent thereto, lying at present entirely within the Township of Derry, County of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, bounding said Borough on the extreme East and hereinafter more fully described Jun 23, 1924 Veto Overridden Jul 14, 1924 v. 3, p. 392–393
View Ordinance 18, 1926 Oct 11, 1926 Oct 12, 1926 v. 3, p. 482–483
View Ordinance 23, 1926 Dec 13, 1926 Dec 14, 1926 v. 3, p. 488–489
View Ordinance 1, 1927: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, three certain portions of land adjacent thereto, lying at the present entirely within the Township of Derry, County of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, bounding said Borough on the extreme East and Southeast, and hereinafter more fully described Jan 28, 1927 Jan 28, 1927 v. 4, p. 33–35
View Ordinance 11, 1931: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, a certain piece of land adjacent thereto, and lying at present partly within the Township of Derry, County of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, and partly with in the Township of Unity in said County, bounding said Borough in the extreme south, and hereinafter more fully described Jul 13, 1931 Jul 17, 1931 v. 4, p. 200–201
View Ordinance 2, 1938: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, a certain piece or portion of land adjacent thereto, lying at present entirely within the Township of Derry, County of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, bounding said Borough on the extreme east and North East, and hereinafter more fully described Oct 10, 1938 Oct 17, 1938 Nov 9, 1938 v. 4, p. 271–272
View Ordinance 6, 1946: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Derry Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the Northeast Dec 17, 1946 Dec 17, 1946 v. 5, p. 54
View Ordinance 4, 1947: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a Parcel of Land in Derry Township Adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the Northeast Apr 17, 1947 Apr 17, 1947 v. 5, p. 63
View Ordinance 5, 1947: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a Parcel of Land in Derry Township Adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the Northeast Apr 17, 1947 Apr 17, 1947 v. 5, p. 66
View Ordinance 15, 1947: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a Parcel of Land in Derry Township Adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the Northeast Oct 13, 1947 Oct 13, 1947 v. 5, p. 85
View Ordinance 2, 1948: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Derry Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the east Jan 28, 1948 Jan 28, 1948
View Ordinance 3, 1948: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Derry Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the east Jan 28, 1948 Jan 28, 1948
View Ordinance 10, 1949: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Derry Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the east Jun 13, 1949 Jun 13, 1949
View Ordinance 12, 1949: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Derry Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the northeast Jul 11, 1949 Jul 11, 1949
View Ordinance 5, 1952: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Derry Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the east May 12, 1952 May 12, 1952
View Ordinance 11, 1952: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Unity Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the west Dec 8, 1952 Dec 8, 1952
View Ordinance 3, 1953: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Derry Township, adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the east Mar 9, 1953 Mar 9, 1953
View Ordinance 12, 1953: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Unity Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the northwest Jul 13, 1953 Jul 13, 1953
View Ordinance 21, 1953: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Derry Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the northeast Dec 14, 1953 Dec 14, 1953
View Ordinance 7, 1954: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Derry Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the east Aug 9, 1954 Aug 9, 1954
View Ordinance 47, 1958: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land situate in Unity Township, adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the northwesterly side thereo[f] Dec 8, 1958 Dec 8, 1958
View Ordinance 11, 1959: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Derry Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe of the southwesterly side thereof Sep 14, 1959 Sep 14, 1959
View Ordinance 15, 1960: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Unity Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the northwesterly side thereof Nov 14, 1960 Nov 14, 1960
View Ordinance 7, 1962: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Unity Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the northwesterly side thereof May 9, 1962 May 9, 1962
View Ordinance 1, 1963: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Unity Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the northwesterly side thereof Jan 14, 1963 Jan 14, 1963
View Ordinance 7, 1964: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Derry Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the easterly side thereof Jun 8, 1964 Jun 8, 1964
View Ordinance 13, 1968: Annexing to the Borough of Latrobe a parcel of land in Derry Township adjoining the Borough of Latrobe on the southerly side thereof Aug 12, 1968 Aug 12, 1968
View Ordinance 1, 1994: Authorizing the submission in an election in the Borough of Latrobe of a question regarding the election of a Government Study Commission Jan 20, 1994 Jan 20, 1994
View Charter Commission Final Report: [Recommending the adoption of a home rule charter for the "City of Latrobe"] Mar 9, 1995 Jan 5, 1998

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Latrobe Borough 17500452 1470 1488
View Cns. Mp. 1940 Latrobe 5838517 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Latrobe 40037732 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View School District Annexation Derry Township-Latrobe Borough Proposed 1880 School District Annexation unknown 1880–1881
View School District Annexation Derry Township-Latrobe Borough Proposed 1885 School District Annexation no* 1885
View School District Annexation Derry Township-Latrobe Borough Proposed 1886 School District Annexation no* 1886
View School District Annexation Unity Township-Latrobe Borough 1894 School District Annexation unknown 1893–1894
View Annexation Latrobe Borough Ordinance 26-18 and 26-23 no 1926