Government Detail

Summary

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

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
Mar 28, 1814 Mar 28, 1814 16

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Mercer, County of Parent current

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View cadastral Mercer County, Pennsylvania 65 Lead
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County Subdivision 4208548696
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: Place 4248696
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1215444 Lead View
View geologic USGS GNIS: Populated Place 1180934 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q1186529 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: Municipality 430693 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View New Name Mercer, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Old Name Mar 28, 1814
View Expansion Findley, Township of (Mercer) Reduction 1856
View Expansion Coolspring, Township of Reduction 1873
View Expansion East Lackawannock, Township of Reduction 1873
View Expansion Findley, Township of (Mercer) Reduction 1873
View Reduction Coolspring, Township of Expansion 1874
View Reduction Findley, Township of (Mercer) Expansion 1874
View Reduction Coolspring, Township of Expansion 1883
View Reduction Findley, Township of (Mercer) Expansion 1891
View Expansion East Lackawannock, Township of Reduction Sep 14, 1949
View Expansion Coolspring, Township of Reduction Jan 18, 1951
View Expansion Coolspring, Township of Reduction 1952–1953
View Expansion Coolspring, Township of Reduction Nov 2, 1954
View Expansion East Lackawannock, Township of Reduction 1956
View Expansion Coolspring, Township of Reduction May 9, 1960
View Expansion Coolspring, Township of Reduction Aug 11, 1964
View Expansion East Lackawannock, Township of Reduction Jun 10, 1968
View Expansion Coolspring, Township of Reduction Jul 29, 1969
View Expansion East Lackawannock, Township of Reduction 1968–1970
View Expansion East Lackawannock, Township of Reduction Dec 15, 1971

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View Borough (Pre-1851 Special Charter) Mar 28, 1814
View Borough (Title 8) Feb 20, 1852

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 Findley Township-East Lackawannock Township 1894 Annexation yes* 1894
View County Classification Pennsylvania 1919 County Classification yes Jul 10, 1919
View County Classification Mercer County 6th to 5th yes Jan 1, 1941
View Home Rule Greenville Town 2020 Home Rule yes Jan 1, 2020

Government Action

Detail Action Date Approved Effective Location
View Ordinance 1856
View Ordinance 220: Annexing to said Borough of Mercer, several parcels of real estate of East Lackawannock Township laying adjacent to, west and south of said Borough of Mercer, hereafter described May 17, 1949 May 17, 1949
View Ordinance 225: Annexing to said Borough of Mercer, a section or tract of land situate in Coolspring Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and southwestwardly of said Borough of Mercer, as hereinafter described Aug 8, 1950 Aug 8, 1950 p. 319
View Ordinance 235: Annexing to said Borough of Mercer, a section or tract of land situate in Coolspring Township, said county and state, adjacent to and northwestwardly of said Borough of Mercer as hereinafter more fully described Dec 9, 1952 Dec 9, 1952
View Ordinance 236: Annexing to said Borough of Mercer, a section or tract of land situated in Coolspring Township, said county and state, adjacent to and northwardly of said Borough of Mercer, as more fully hereinafter described Dec 9, 1952 Dec 9, 1952
View Ordinance 243: Annexing to said Borough of Mercer, a section or tract of land situate in Coolspring Township, Mercer County, adjacent to and northwardly of said Borough of Mercer, as hereinafter described Jul 20, 1954 Jul 20, 1954
View Ordinance 255: Approving the petition for the annexing to the Borough of Mercer a section of East Lackawannock Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and west of said Borough of Mercer and hereinafter fully described, and providing that the said territory shall be annexed to and become a part of said Borough, if the annexation thereof shall be approved by the Court of Quarter Sessions of said County Apr 17, 1956 Apr 17, 1956
View Ordinance 265: Annexing to said Borough of Mercer, a section or tract of land situate in Coolspring Township, Mercer County, adjacent to and northwardly of said Borough of Mercer, as hereinafter described Feb 23, 1960 Feb 23, 1960
View Ordinance 285: Annexing to the said Borough of Mercer a section or tract of land situate in Coolspring Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and northwardly of said Borough of Mercer, as hereinafter described Jul 14, 1964 Jul 14, 1964 p. 177
View Ordinance 6, 1968: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, a section of East Lackawannock Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and south of the Borough of Mercer, as hereinafter fully described and providing that the said territory shall be annexed to and become a part of the said Borough Apr 18, 1968 Apr 18, 1968
View Ordinance 7, 1968: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, a section of East Lackawannock Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and west of the Borough of Mercer, as hereinafter fully described, and providing that the said territory shall be annexed to and become a part of the said Borough Apr 18, 1968 Apr 18, 1968
View Ordinance 3, 1969: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, a section of Coolspring Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, a Second Class Township, adjacent to and north and west of the Borough of Mercer, and herein more fully described, and providing that the said territory shall be annexed to and become thereupon a part of the said Borough of Mercer Jul 15, 1969 Jul 15, 1969
View Ordinance 5, 1971: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, a section of East Lackawannock Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, a second class township, said section being adjacent to and south and west of the Borough of Mercer, and herein mor fully described, and providing that the said territory shall be annexed to and become thereupon a part of the said Borough of Mercer Dec 14, 1971 Dec 14, 1971 p. 11–12
View Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated August 22, 2019 of the government study commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Borough of Greenville?" Nov 5, 2019

Research Log

Detail Type/Notes Log Date Coverage
Open Records Request (Ordinances) Jul 20, 2014

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Mercer Borough 17500451 1481 1482

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View School District Annexation East Lackawannock Township-Mercer Borough Proposed 1868 School District Annexation unknown 1868
View School District Annexation Mercer Borough-East Lackawannock Township Proposed 1880 School District Annexation unknown 1880
View School District Annexation Coolspring Township-Mercer Borough Proposed 1886 School District Annexation unknown 1886–1887
View Annexation Mercer Borough-Findley Township Proposed 1903 Annexation no 1903–1904
View Home Rule (County) Mercer County Proposed 1972 Home Rule no* 1972–1974