Government Detail
Summary
| Name | Level | Type/Class | Home Rule? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence, County of | county | County (Class: 5) | no |
Detail
| Census Creation Date | Created | Boundary Alteration Count | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 1849 | 0 |
Map
Related
Identifier
| Detail | Type | Source | Identifier | Relationship | Web Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: County | 42073 | Lead | |
| View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Civil | 1213676 | Lead | View |
| View | other | Wikidata | Q501256 | Lead | View |
| View | state | Pennsylvania DCED: County | 37 | Lead |
Affected Government
| Detail | How Affected | Adverse Government | How Adverse Affected | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Creation | Beaver, County of | Reduction | Sep 1, 1849 |
| View | Creation | Mercer, County of | Reduction | Sep 1, 1849 |
| View | Ascertainment | Columbiana, County of (OH) | Ascertainment | 1878–1887 |
| View | Ascertainment | Mahoning, County of (OH) | Ascertainment | 1878–1887 |
| View | Ascertainment | Beaver, County of | Ascertainment | Feb 7, 1887 |
| View | Ascertainment | Mercer, County of | Ascertainment | Jun 21, 1897 |
| View | Ascertainment | Butler, County of | Ascertainment | Oct 26, 2018 |
Affected Government Form
| Detail | Government Form | Date |
|---|---|---|
| View | County | Sep 1, 1849 |
| View | County, 6th Class | Jul 10, 1919 |
| View | County, 5th Class | Jan 1, 1952 |
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 | New Borough | New Castle Borough 1825 Creation | yes | May 3, 1825 |
| View | New Borough | Mount Jackson Borough 1834 Creation | yes | May 13, 1834 |
| View | Dissolution | Mount Jackson Borough-North Beaver Township Reconstructed 1836 Dissolution | yes? | 1836 |
| View | Annexation | Mahoning Township-Neshannock Township 1843 Annexation | yes | Mar 7, 1843 |
| View | New Township | Wilmington Township 1846 Creation | yes* | 1846 |
| View | Annexation | Slippery Rock Township-Perry Township 1850 Annexation | yes* | 1850 |
| View | Annexation | Shenango Township-Pulaski Township 1850 Annexation | yes | Feb 22, 1850 |
| View | New Township | Big Beaver Township 1850 Creation | yes | Feb 28, 1850 |
| View | Annexation | North Sewickley Township-Wayne Township 1850 Annexation | yes | Feb 28, 1850 |
| View | New Name | North Slippery Rock Township 1850 Creation | yes | Feb 28, 1850 |
| View | New Township | Wilmington Township 1850 Creation | yes | Feb 28, 1850 |
| View | General Law | New Castle Borough 1852 General Law | yes | Apr 17, 1852 |
| View | New Borough | New Bedford Borough 1852 Creation | yes | Apr 23, 1852 |
| View | New Township | Taylor Township 1853 Creation | yes* | Feb 19, 1853 |
| View | New Township | Scott Township-Washington Township 1854 Creation | yes* | Apr 13, 1854 |
| View | New Township | Plain Grove Township 1855 Creation | yes* | Feb 14, 1855 |
| View | New School District | Neshannock Township-Shenango Township 1856 Independent School District | yes* | 1856 |
| View | Annexation | New Castle Borough Ordinance 18 | yes* | 1857 |
| View | Annexation | New Castle Borough Ordinance 19 | yes* | 1858 |
| View | New Township | Pollock Township 1858 Creation | yes* | May 28, 1858 |
| View | Annexation | Plain Grove Township-Scott Township to Washington Township 1859 Annexation | yes* | 1856–1859 |
| View | New Township | Union Township 1859 Creation | yes* | Sep 10, 1859 |
| View | New Township | Hickory Township 1860 Creation | yes* | 1860 |
| View | Dissolution | New Bedford Borough-Pulaski Township 1861 Merger | yes* | Jan 1, 1861 |
| View | School District Dissolution | Neshannock Township-Shenango Township 1862 Independent School District Dissolution | yes* | 1857–1862 |
| View | New Borough | New Wilmington Borough 1863 Creation | yes | Apr 4, 1863 |
| View | General Law | New Castle Borough 1863 General Law | yes | May 23, 1863 |
| View | New City | New Castle City 1869 Creation | yes | Mar 26, 1869 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Neshannock Township-New Castle City 1870 Boundary Clarification | yes* | 1870 |
| View | New School District | Wampum Independent School District 1872 Creation | yes* | 1872 |
| View | New School District | Chewton Independent School District 1873 Creation | yes* | 1872–1873 |
| View | New School District | Wurtemburg Independent School District 1873 Creation | yes* | 1873 |
| View | General Law | New Wilmington Borough 1873 General Law | yes | Apr 9, 1873 |
| View | General Law | New Castle City 1875 General Law | yes | May 17, 1875 |
| View | New Borough | Wampum Borough 1876 Creation | yes | Feb 21, 1876 |
| View | School District Annexation | Pulaski Township-Mahoning Township 1878 School District Annexation | yes* | 1877–1878 |
| View | School District Annexation | Shenango Township-New Castle City 1880 School District Annexation | yes* | 1880 |
| View | School District Annexation | Washington Township-Wilmington Township 1880 School District Annexation | yes* | 1880 |
| View | Annexation | Wilmington Township-New Wilmington Borough 1885 Annexation | yes | Oct 5, 1885 |
| View | New Borough | West New Castle Borough 1888 Creation | yes | Jun 18, 1888 |
| View | New Borough | Mahoningtown Borough 1890 Creation | yes | Dec 16, 1890 |
| View | New Borough | Ellwood City Borough 1892 Creation | yes | Dec 6, 1892 |
| View | New Borough | Volant Borough 1893 Creation | yes | Jun 12, 1893 |
| View | Dissolution | New Castle City Ordinance 934 | yes | Aug 10, 1897 |
| View | Dissolution | New Castle City Ordinance 989 | yes | Jan 11, 1898 |
| View | Township Classification | Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification | yes | Apr 28, 1899 |
| View | New Borough | Enon Valley Borough 1899 Creation | yes | Jun 22, 1899 |
| View | New Borough | Hazel Dell Borough 1901 Creation | yes | Feb 6, 1901 |
| View | New Borough | South New Castle Borough 1901 Creation | yes | Apr 1, 1901 |
| View | Annexation | Volant Borough Ordinance 15 | yes* | 1904 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 163 | yes* | 1906–1907 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 178 | yes* | 1907 |
| View | Annexation | New Castle City Ordinance 1830 | yes | Jan 7, 1907 |
| View | Annexation | New Wilmington Borough Ordinance 52 | yes | Mar 7, 1910 |
| View | New School District | Chewton Independent School District 1911 Creation | yes* | 1911 |
| View | New School District | Edinburg Independent School District 1912 Creation | yes* | 1912 |
| View | New Borough | Bessemer Borough 1913 Creation | yes | Jun 16, 1913 |
| View | Dissolution | Hazel Dell Borough-Ellwood City 1914 Borough Consolidation | yes | Aug 25, 1914 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 351 | yes | Apr 2, 1915 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 424 | yes* | Sep 20, 1917 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 425 | yes* | 1917–1918 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 497 | yes* | Feb 11, 1921 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 567 | yes | Jun 5, 1923 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 626 | yes | Oct 1, 1925 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 678 | yes* | 1926 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 704 | yes* | Dec 1, 1927 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 731 | yes* | 1929 |
| View | New Borough | Ellport Borough 1929 Creation | yes | Feb 26, 1929 |
| View | School District Reversion | Mahoning Township-Pulaski Township 1930 School District Reversion | yes* | 1929–1930 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 809 | yes | Jan 3, 1934 |
| View | Annexation | Wampum Borough Ordinance 79 | yes | Jan 27, 1934 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 1017 | yes* | 1941 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 999 | yes | Mar 26, 1941 |
| View | Annexation | New Castle City Ordinance 4966 | yes | Feb 15, 1948 |
| View | Annexation | New Castle City Ordinance 5052 | yes | Jun 19, 1949 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 1189 | yes* | May 6, 1952 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 1203 | yes* | May 6, 1952 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 1173 | yes | Nov 5, 1952 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 1242 | yes* | Sep 1, 1955 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 1245 | yes* | Sep 1, 1955 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 1258 | yes | Nov 7, 1956 |
| View | New School District | Laurel School District 1957 Creation | yes+ | 1957 |
| View | Annexation | New Castle City Ordinance 5661 | yes* | Oct 4, 1957 |
| View | Annexation | New Castle City Ordinance 5662 | yes* | Oct 4, 1957 |
| View | Annexation | New Castle City Ordinance 5664 | yes* | Oct 4, 1957 |
| View | Annexation | New Castle City Ordinance 5663 and 5669 | yes* | Nov 7, 1957 |
| View | Annexation | Bessemer Borough Ordinance 5-1958 | yes | Nov 14, 1958 |
| View | New School District | Ellwood City Area School District 1959 Creation | yes+ | 1958–1959 |
| View | Annexation | New Castle City Ordinance 5744 | yes | Mar 26, 1959 |
| View | Annexation | New Castle City Ordinance 5819 | yes | Jan 29, 1960 |
| View | Annexation | New Castle City Ordinance 5820 | yes | Jan 29, 1960 |
| View | School District Dissolution | Chewton Independent School District 1961 Dissolution | yes* | 1959–1961 |
| View | New Borough | New Beaver Borough 1962 Creation | yes* | Jan 1, 1962 |
| View | New School District | New Castle Area School District 1962 Creation | yes+ | 1962 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 1383 | yes | May 29, 1962 |
| View | Annexation | New Wilmington Borough Ordinance 283 | yes* | Dec 7, 1967 |
| View | Mayor-Council Form | New Castle City 1968 Optional Charter | yes | Jan 1, 1968 |
| View | Annexation | Volant Borough Ordinance 2-1972 | yes* | Apr 25, 1972 |
| View | New Borough | S.N.P.J. Borough 1978 Creation | yes | Jan 2, 1978 |
| View | Home Rule | New Castle City 2022 Home Rule | yes* | Jan 3, 2022 |
Government Action
| Detail | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Election | Jun 15, 1859 | |||
| View | Election | Oct 11, 1859 | |||
| View | Election | Aug 14, 1906 | |||
| View | Election: [For or against the consolidation of the Borough of Ellwood City and the Borough of Hazel Dell into one borough by the name, style, and title of the Borough of Ellwood City] | Jun 25, 1914 | |||
| View | Election | Nov 3, 1925 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the School Districts of the Township of Hickory, of the Township of Scott and the Township of Slippery Rock be united into a union school district?" | Nov 5, 1957 | |||
| View | Election | Nov 4, 1958 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a charter commission for the City of New Castle] | Nov 4, 1958 | |||
| View | Election: "SHALL THE COUNCIL-MANAGER PLAN OF THE OPTIONAL THIRD CLASS CITY LAW, PROVIDING FOR FIVE (5) COUNCILMEN TO BE ELECTED AT LARGE, BE ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF NEW CASTLE" | Nov 3, 1959 | Rejected | ||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a charter commission for the City of New Castle] | Nov 3, 1964 | |||
| View | Election: "SHALL THE MAYOR-COUNCIL PLAN A OF THE OPTIONAL THIRD CLASS CITY CHARTER LAW, PROVIDING FOR FIVE COUNCILMEN TO BE ELECTED AT LARGE, BE ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF NEW CASTLE?" | Nov 2, 1965 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election | May 20, 1975 | Rejected | ||
| View | Minute: [Resolution R-2017-74, with full text and adoption] | May 23, 2017 | p. 3 | ||
| View | Resolution 74, 2017: [Authorizing the Chairman to enter to an agreement with Lawrence County, Plain Grove Township, Wilmington Area School District, Butler County, Slippery Rock Area School District and Worth Township to escrow all tax money affected by Love’s development until the boundary issues in the dispute in the boundary line of Lawrence County and Butler County along the portion bordering Scott and Plain Grove Townships are resolved] | May 23, 2017 | |||
| View | Minute: [Resolution R-2017-132, with full text and adoption] | Aug 22, 2017 | p. 1 | ||
| View | Resolution 132, 2017: [Entering into an agreement with Mackin Engineering to complete a County Line Boundary Dispute Survey] | Aug 22, 2017 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the City of New Castle] | Nov 5, 2019 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated February 24, 2021, of the government study commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the City of New Castle, Pennsylvania?" | May 18, 2021 |
Research Log
| Detail | Type/Notes | Log Date | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Index | |||
| Deed Grantee Index | bk. 1849-1923 (1849–1923) | ||
| Deed Grantee Index | bk. 1924-1945 (N-O)–1924-1945 (R) (1924–1945) | ||
| Deed Grantee Index | bk. 1946-1963 (I-J)–1946-1963 (L) (1946–1963) | ||
| Deed Grantor Index | bk. 1849-1923 (1849–1923) | ||
| Law Library Visit | |||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 19–27 (1907–1917) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 28–39 (1917–1928) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 40–45 (1928–1933) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 65 (1951–1952) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 72–73 (1956–1958) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 79 (1962) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 90–96 (1969–1973) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Index | |||
| Road Docket | bk. 1–2 (1848–1868) | ||
| Road Docket | bk. 3 (1869–1881) | ||
| Road Index |
National Archives
| Detail | Source | Set | Government | File Unit | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Lawrence County | 17500451 | 745 | 745 | |
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Lawrence County | 17500451 | 690 | 695 | |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1940 | Lawrence County | 5837767 | 1 | 1 |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1950 | Lawrence County | 36433180 | 1 | 1 |
Other Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | New Borough | South New Castle Borough Proposed 1848 Creation | no | 1848–1849 |
| View | New Borough | Croton Borough Proposed 1851 Creation | no* | 1851 |
| View | New Borough | East New Castle Borough Proposed 1851 Creation | no* | 1851 |
| View | New Borough | Croton Borough Proposed 1852 Creation | no* | 1852 |
| View | Dissolution | New Bedford Borough-Pulaski Township Proposed 1852 Merger | no* | 1852–1853 |
| View | New Township | Neshannock Township Proposed 1855 New Township | no* | 1855 |
| View | New Township | Neshannock Township-Shenango Township Proposed 1855 New Township (1) | no* | 1855 |
| View | New Township | Neshannock Township-Shenango Township Proposed 1855 New Township (2) | no* | 1855 |
| View | Dissolution | New Bedford Borough-Pulaski Township Proposed 1854 Merger | no* | 1854–1855 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Mahoning Township-Pulaski-Township-Union Township Proposed 1860 Boundary Realignment | no* | 1860 |
| View | New Township | Mahoning Township-Pulaski Township Proposed 1866 New Township (2) | no* | 1866 |
| View | New Township | Mahoning Township-Pulaski Township Proposed 1866 New Township (1) | no* | 1866–1867 |
| View | New School District | New Wilmington Borough Proposed 1868 Independent School District | unknown | 1868 |
| View | New Township | Hickory Township-Scott Township-Shenango Township-Slippery Rock Township Proposed 1870 New Township | no* | 1870 |
| View | New Township | Delaware Township Proposed 1874 Creation | no* | 1874–1875 |
| View | Annexation | Union Township-Mahoning Township Proposed 1870 Annexation | unknown | 1870–1876 |
| View | New Township | Hickory Township-Shenango Township-Slippery Rock Township Proposed 1871 New Township | no* | 1871–1879 |
| View | New Township | Mahoning Township-Union Township Proposed 1879 New Township | no* | 1879 |
| View | New Township | Hickory Township-Shenango Township-Slippery Rock Township Proposed 1875 New Township | no* | 1871–1880 |
| View | New Borough | Newport Borough Proposed 1889 Creation | no | 1889–1890 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Plain Grove Township-Scott Township Proposed 1891 Boundary Realignment | no | 1891 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Slippery Rock Township-Wayne Township Proposed 1884 Boundary Realignment | no* | 1884–1891 |
| View | New Township | Pulaski Township Proposed 1896 Division | no | 1896 |
| View | Dissolution | New Castle City Ordinance 894 | no | 1896–1897 |
| View | New Township | Wayne Township Proposed 1897 Division | no | 1897 |
| View | New Township | Shenango Township Proposed 1898 Division | no | 1898 |
| View | Dissolution | South New Castle Borough-New Castle City Proposed 1904 Merger | no | 1904 |
| View | New Borough | Chewton Borough Proposed 1906 Creation | no | 1906 |
| View | New Township | Slippery Rock Township Proposed 1907 Division | no | 1907 |
| View | New Borough | Chewton Borough Proposed 1907 Creation | no | 1907–1908 |
| View | Dissolution | South New Castle Borough-New Castle City Proposed 1907 Merger | no | 1907–1908 |
| View | Dissolution | South New Castle Borough-New Castle City Proposed 1910 Merger | no | 1910 |
| View | New School District | Wampum Independent School District Proposed 1912 Creation | no* | 1912 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 341 | no | 1914–1915 |
| View | Annexation | Neshannock Township-New Castle City Proposed 1925 Annexation | no* | 1925 |
| View | Annexation | New Castle City Ordinance 4843 | no* | 1945 |
| View | Annexation | Wampum Borough-Big Beaver Township Proposed 1952 Annexation | no | 1952–1953 |
| View | Annexation | Ellwood City Borough Ordinance 335 | no* | 1914–1956 |
| View | New City | Ellwood City City Proposed 1957 Creation | no | 1957 |
| View | New Borough | Pulaski Borough Proposed 1958 Creation | no | 1958 |
| View | Council-Manager Form | New Castle City Proposed 1958 Optional Charter | no | 1958–1959 |
| View | Annexation | New Castle City Ordinance 6079 | no | 1965–1966 |
| View | New School District | Mahoning Township Proposed 1970 Independent School District | unknown | 1970 |
| View | Home Rule | Shenango Township Proposed 1975 Home Rule | no* | 1975 |
| View | Annexation | Volant Borough Ordinance 3-84 | unknown | 1984–1985 |
| View | Home Rule (County) | Lawrence County Proposed 2002 Home Rule | no | 2002 |