Government Detail
Summary
Name | Level | Type/Class | Home Rule? |
---|---|---|---|
Lykens, Township of | municipality or lower | Township (Class: 2) | no |
Detail
Census Creation Date | Created | Boundary Alteration Count | Dissolved |
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Sep 3, 1810 | 7 |
Map
Related
Name | Relationship | Status |
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Dauphin, County of | Parent | current |
Identifier
Detail | Type | Source | Identifier | Relationship | Web Link |
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View | cadastral | Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | 39 | Lead | |
View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: County Subdivision | 4204345600 | Lead | |
View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Civil | 1216362 | Lead | View |
View | other | Wikidata | Q6707843 | Lead | View |
View | state | Pennsylvania DCED: Municipality | 220575 | Lead |
Affected Government
Detail | How Affected | Adverse Government | How Adverse Affected | Date |
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View | Creation | Upper Paxton, Township of | Reduction | Sep 3, 1810 |
View | Reduction | Mifflin, Township of (Dauphin) | Creation | Mar 12, 1819 |
View | Reduction | Wiconisco, Township of | Creation | Jul 2, 1839 |
View | Reduction | Gratz, Borough of | Creation | Apr 3, 1852 |
View | Reduction | Uniontown, Borough of (Dauphin, defunct) | Creation | Aug 24, 1864 |
View | Reduction | Washington, Township of (Dauphin) | Expansion | 1870 |
View | Reduction | Uniontown, Borough of (Dauphin, defunct) | Expansion | Sep 21, 1927 |
View | Swap? | Mifflin, Township of (Dauphin) | Swap? | 1926–1941 |
View | Reduction | Gratz, Borough of | Expansion | 1963 |
Affected Government Form
Detail | Government Form | Date |
---|---|---|
View | Township | Sep 3, 1810 |
View | Township, 2nd Class | Apr 28, 1899 |
Other Successful Event Links
Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
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View | County Classification | Pennsylvania 1919 County Classification | yes | Jul 10, 1919 |
View | County Classification | Dauphin County 5th to 4th | yes | Mar 14, 1921 |
View | County Classification | Dauphin County 4th to 3rd | yes | Jan 1, 1982 |
National Archives
Detail | Source | Set | Government | File Unit | From | To |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
View | Cns. Mp. | 1940 | Lykens | 5837365 | 1 | 1 |
Other Event Links
Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
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View | Boundary Realignment | Dauphin County Proposed 1900 Township Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1900–1902 |
View | School District Annexation | Lykens Township-Washington Township Proposed 1901 School District Annexation | unknown | 1901–1902 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Lykens Township-Wiconisco-Williams-Gratz 1919 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1919–1920 |
View | Home Rule (County) | Dauphin County Proposed 1980 Home Rule | no* | 1980 |