Government Detail
Summary
| Name | Level | Type/Class | Home Rule? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery, County of | county | County (Class: 2A) | no |
Detail
| Census Creation Date | Created | Boundary Alteration Count | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 1784 | 2 |
Map
Related
Identifier
| Detail | Type | Source | Identifier | Relationship | Web Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: County | 42091 | Lead | |
| View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Civil | 1213680 | Lead | View |
| View | other | Wikidata | Q378527 | Lead | View |
| View | state | Pennsylvania DCED: County | 46 | Lead |
Affected Government
| Detail | How Affected | Adverse Government | How Adverse Affected | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Creation | Philadelphia, County of | Reduction | Sep 10, 1784 |
| View | Swap | Philadelphia, County of | Swap | Feb 26, 1857 |
| View | Reduction | Philadelphia, County of | Expansion | 1866 |
| View | Reduction | Philadelphia, County of | Expansion | Jul 19, 1916 |
| View | Ascertainment | Lehigh, County of | Ascertainment | May 4, 1982 |
Affected Government Form
| Detail | Government Form | Date |
|---|---|---|
| View | County | Sep 10, 1784 |
| View | County, 4th Class | Jul 10, 1919 |
| View | County, 3rd Class | Dec 30, 1930 |
| View | County, 2nd Class A | Nov 1, 1967 |
Other Successful Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | New Township | Plymouth Township 1687 Creation | yes+ | 1687 |
| View | New Township | Cheltenham Township 1693 Creation | yes+ | 1693 |
| View | New Township | Abington Township 1701 Creation | yes+ | 1701 |
| View | New Township | Gwynedd Township 1701 Creation | yes+ | 1701 |
| View | New Township | Whitpain Township 1701 Creation | yes+ | 1701 |
| View | New Township | Merion Township 1703 Creation | yes+ | 1703 |
| View | New Township | Skippack and Perkiomen Township 1713 Creation | yes+ | 1713 |
| View | New Township | Montgomery Township 1715 Creation | yes+ | 1715 |
| View | New Township | Whitemarsh Township 1715 Creation | yes+ | 1715 |
| View | New Township | Limerick Township 1717 Creation | yes+ | 1717 |
| View | New Township | Lower Merion Township-Upper Merion Township 1718 Creation | yes+ | 1718 |
| View | New Township | Moreland Township 1719 Creation | yes+ | 1719 |
| View | New Township | Upper Dublin Township 1719 Creation | yes+ | 1719 |
| View | New Township | Springfield Township 1720 Creation | yes+ | 1720 |
| View | New Township | Horsham Township 1723 Creation | yes+ | 1723 |
| View | Plat Recording | Limerick Township 1726 Plat Recording | yes+ | 1726 |
| View | New Township | Salford Township 1725 Creation | yes | Mar 1725 |
| View | New Township | New Hanover Township 1726 Creation | yes+ | 1726 |
| View | New Township | Towamencin Township 1728 Creation | yes+ | Mar 3, 1728 |
| View | New Township | Providence Township 1729 Creation | yes+ | Mar 2, 1729 |
| View | New Township | Norriton Township 1730 Creation | yes+ | Sep 1730 |
| View | New Township | Frederick Township 1730 Creation | yes+ | Mar 1730 |
| View | New Township | Franconia Township 1731 Creation | yes+ | Mar 1731 |
| View | New Township | Worcester Township 1733 Creation | yes+ | Mar 1733 |
| View | Annexation | Limerick Township 1736 Annexation | yes+ | 1736 |
| View | New Township | Upper Hanover Township 1736 Creation | yes+ | Jun 1736 |
| View | New Township | Douglass Township 1736 Creation | yes+ | Jun 1736 |
| View | New Township | Lower Salford Township-Marlborough Township-Upper Salford Township 1741 Creation | yes+ | Mar 1741 |
| View | New Township | Hatfield Township 1742 Creation | yes+ | Mar 9, 1742 |
| View | Annexation | New Hanover Township-Upper Hanover Township 1751 Annexation | yes* | 1751 |
| View | Annexation | Douglass Township 1753 Annexation | yes+ | 1753 |
| View | Annexation | Limerick Township-New Hanover Township Reconstructed 1756-1763 Annexation | yes? | 1756–1763 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Lower Merion Township-Upper Merion Township 1804 Boundary Realignment | yes | May 16, 1804 |
| View | New Township | Lower Providence Township-Upper Providence Township 1805 Creation | yes | Nov 12, 1805 |
| View | New Township | Pottsgrove Township 1806 Creation | yes | Aug 20, 1806 |
| View | New Borough | Norristown Borough 1812 Creation | yes | May 1, 1812 |
| View | New Borough | Pottstown Borough 1815 Creation | yes | Apr 11, 1815 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Lower Merion Township-Upper Merion Township 1844 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1844 |
| View | Wards | Norristown Borough 1847 Wards | yes | Feb 8, 1847 |
| View | Wards | Pottstown Borough 1847 Wards | yes | Mar 16, 1847 |
| View | New Borough | Conshohocken Borough 1850 Creation | yes | May 21, 1850 |
| View | New Borough | Bridgeport Borough 1851 Creation | yes | Mar 21, 1851 |
| View | Wards | Norristown Borough 1852 Wards | yes | Apr 23, 1852 |
| View | Annexation | Norriton Township-Plymouth Township to Norristown Borough 1853 Annexation | yes | Mar 26, 1853 |
| View | New Borough | North Wales Borough 1869 Creation | yes | Aug 25, 1869 |
| View | General Law | Conshohocken Borough Partial 1870 General Law | yes | Mar 22, 1870 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Franconia Township-Skippack and Perkiomen Township-Upper Salford Township to Lower Salford Township Reconstructed 1741-1871 Boundary Realignment | yes? | 1741–1871 |
| View | New School District | Lansdale Independent School District 1871 Creation | yes* | 1871 |
| View | New School District | Pennsburg Independent School District 1871 Creation | yes* | 1871 |
| View | Wards | Norristown Borough 1871 Wards | yes | May 12, 1871 |
| View | Wards | Pottstown Borough 1871 Wards | yes | May 12, 1871 |
| View | New Borough | Hatboro Borough 1871 Creation | yes | Aug 26, 1871 |
| View | New Borough | Lansdale Borough 1872 Creation | yes | Aug 27, 1872 |
| View | New School District | Line Lexington Independent School District 1873 Creation | yes* | 1873 |
| View | New School District | New Hanover Township 1874 Independent School District (2 separate?) | yes* | 1872–1874 |
| View | New Borough | West Conshohocken Borough 1874 Creation | yes | Oct 6, 1874 |
| View | Election Districts | Pottsgrove Township 1875 Election Districts | yes+ | 1875 |
| View | Election Districts | Whitemarsh Township 1875 Election Districts | yes+ | 1875 |
| View | New Borough | Jenkintown Borough 1875 Creation | yes | Jan 16, 1875 |
| View | New Borough | East Greenville Borough 1875 Creation | yes | Sep 6, 1875 |
| View | New Borough | Green Lane Borough 1875 Creation | yes | Dec 10, 1875 |
| View | Wards | Conshohocken Borough 1876 Wards | yes+ | 1876 |
| View | Election Districts | Gwynedd Township 1876 Election Districts | yes+ | 1876 |
| View | Annexation | Springfield Township-Whitemarsh Township 1876 Annexation | yes* | Nov 11, 1876 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Pottsgrove Township-Pottstown Borough 1877 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1877 |
| View | Election Districts | Lower Merion Township 1878 Election Districts | yes+ | 1878 |
| View | Election Districts | Moreland Township 1878 Election Districts | yes+ | 1878 |
| View | Election Districts | Upper Providence Township 1878 Election Districts | yes+ | 1878 |
| View | Election Districts | Upper Salford Township 1878 Election Districts | yes+ | 1877–1878 |
| View | New Borough | Royersford Borough 1879 Creation | yes | Jun 28, 1879 |
| View | New School District | Ambler Independent School District 1880 Creation | yes+ | 1880 |
| View | Election Districts | Lower Merion Township 1880 Election Districts | yes+ | 1880 |
| View | New School District | Trappe Independent School District 1880 Creation | yes+ | 1880 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Frederick Township-Skippack and Perkiomen Township 1880 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | Sep 1880 |
| View | Wards | Norristown Borough 1881 Wards | yes+ | 1881 |
| View | Election Districts | Cheltenham Township 1882 Election Districts | yes+ | 1882 |
| View | New School District | Sumneytown Independent School District 1882 Creation | yes+ | 1882 |
| View | Wards | Pottstown Borough 1883 Wards | yes* | Dec 7, 1883 |
| View | Wards | Norristown Borough 1884 Wards | yes+ | 1884 |
| View | Annexation | Gwynedd Township-North Wales Borough 1885 Annexation | yes | Mar 10, 1885 |
| View | Annexation | Hatfield Township-Lansdale Borough 1886 Annexation | yes | Jan 14, 1886 |
| View | New Township | Perkiomen Township-Skippack Township 1886 Creation | yes | Mar 19, 1886 |
| View | New Borough | Souderton Borough 1887 Creation | yes | Dec 15, 1887 |
| View | Annexation | Pottsgrove Township-Pottstown Borough 1888 Annexation | yes | Mar 8, 1888 |
| View | New Borough | Pennsburg Borough 1888 Creation | yes | Apr 10, 1888 |
| View | New Borough | Ambler Borough 1888 Creation | yes | Jun 23, 1888 |
| View | Wards | Pottstown Borough 1888 Wards (1) | yes* | Oct 4, 1888 |
| View | Wards | Pottstown Borough 1888 Wards (2) | yes* | Dec 6, 1888 |
| View | New Township | Lower Pottsgrove Township-Upper Pottsgrove Township 1889 Creation | yes | Dec 2, 1889 |
| View | New Township | Lower Gwynedd Township-Upper Gwynedd Township 1891 Creation | yes | Dec 16, 1891 |
| View | New Township | Salford Township 1892 Creation | yes | Feb 1, 1892 |
| View | New Borough | Rockledge Borough 1893 Creation | yes | Jan 12, 1893 |
| View | New Borough | Narberth Borough 1895 Creation | yes | Jan 22, 1895 |
| View | New Borough | Collegeville Borough 1896 Creation | yes | Jun 4, 1896 |
| View | Annexation | Upper Providence Township-Perkiomen Township 1896 Annexation | yes | Sep 21, 1896 |
| View | New Borough | Trappe Borough 1896 Creation | yes | Sep 25, 1896 |
| View | New Borough | West Telford Borough 1897 Creation | yes | Dec 28, 1897 |
| View | Annexation | Lansdale Borough Ordinance 73 | yes | Jan 3, 1898 |
| View | New Borough | Hatfield Borough 1898 Creation | yes | Jul 8, 1898 |
| View | Township Classification | Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification | yes | Apr 28, 1899 |
| View | First Class Township | Cheltenham Township 1900 1st Class | yes | Mar 5, 1900 |
| View | First Class Township | Lower Merion Township 1900 1st Class | yes | Mar 5, 1900 |
| View | New Township | West Pottsgrove Township 1900 Creation | yes | Jul 2, 1900 |
| View | First Class Township | Springfield Township 1901 1st Class | yes | Mar 4, 1901 |
| View | New Borough | Red Hill Borough 1902 Creation | yes | Dec 1, 1902 |
| View | New Borough | Schwenksville Borough 1903 Creation | yes | Apr 9, 1903 |
| View | Annexation | Royersford Borough Ordinance 121 and 123 | yes | Oct 10, 1904 |
| View | First Class Township | Abington Township 1906 1st Class | yes | Mar 5, 1906 |
| View | Annexation | Norristown Borough 1908 Ordinance | yes | Jan 18, 1909 |
| View | New Township | East Norriton Township-West Norriton Township 1909 Creation | yes | Mar 9, 1909 |
| View | Annexation | Lansdale Borough Ordinance 113 | yes | Apr 19, 1909 |
| View | Annexation | Royersford Borough Ordinance 148 and 151 | yes | Sep 27, 1909 |
| View | Annexation | East Greenville Borough 1909 Ordinance | yes | Dec 20, 1909 |
| View | Annexation | Abington Township-Jenkintown Borough 1910 Annexation | yes* | Jun 16, 1910 |
| View | Annexation | Hatfield Borough Ordinance 22 and 23 | yes | Aug 1, 1910 |
| View | Annexation | North Wales Borough Ordinance 88 | yes | Nov 7, 1910 |
| View | Annexation | East Greenville Borough 1911 Ordinance | yes | Mar 27, 1911 |
| View | Annexation | Abington Township-Cheltenham Township 1912 Annexation | yes | Jan 9, 1912 |
| View | Annexation | Souderton Borough Ordinance 67 | yes | Jan 18, 1916 |
| View | New Borough | Bryn Athyn Borough 1916 Creation | yes | Feb 11, 1916 |
| View | Annexation | West Telford Borough Ordinance 32 | yes | Jul 24, 1916 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Towamencin Township-Worcester Township 1916 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | Oct 1916 |
| View | New Township | Lower Moreland Township-Upper Moreland Township 1916 Creation | yes | Dec 30, 1916 |
| View | Annexation | Souderton Borough Ordinance 71 | yes | Jun 22, 1917 |
| View | Annexation | Bryn Athyn Borough Ordinance 12 | yes | Dec 10, 1920 |
| View | General Law | Pottstown Borough 1921 General Law | yes* | Feb 21, 1921 |
| View | New Township | Lower Frederick Township-Upper Frederick Township 1921 Creation | yes | Dec 5, 1921 |
| View | First Class Township | Plymouth Township 1922 1st Class | yes | Jan 2, 1922 |
| View | First Class Township | West Pottsgrove Township 1922 1st Class | yes | Jan 2, 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Lansdale Borough Ordinance 145 | yes | Jan 3, 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Lansdale Borough Ordinance 146 | yes | May 17, 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Jenkintown Borough Ordinance 194 | yes | Jun 26, 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Hatboro Borough Ordinance 113 | yes | Nov 24, 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Lansdale Borough Ordinance 152 | yes | Dec 18, 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Hatboro Borough Ordinance 114 | yes | Feb 5, 1923 |
| View | Annexation | Jenkintown Borough Ordinance 198 | yes | Jul 2, 1923 |
| View | Annexation | Bryn Athyn Borough Ordinance 23 | yes | Apr 26, 1924 |
| View | Annexation | Jenkintown Borough Ordinance 203 | yes | May 16, 1924 |
| View | Annexation | Royersford Borough Ordinance 197 | yes* | Aug 1, 1924 |
| View | Annexation | Green Lane Borough Ordinance 44 | yes | Apr 6, 1925 |
| View | Annexation | Lansdale Borough Ordinance 158 | yes | Sep 16, 1925 |
| View | Annexation | West Telford Borough Ordinance 37 | yes* | Sep 16, 1925 |
| View | Annexation | Lansdale Borough Ordinance 159 | yes | Nov 9, 1925 |
| View | First Class Township | West Norriton Township 1926 1st Class | yes* | Jan 4, 1926 |
| View | Annexation | Conshohocken Borough 1926 Ordinance | yes* | Nov 1, 1926 |
| View | Annexation | Jenkintown Borough Ordinance 232 | yes | Nov 3, 1926 |
| View | Annexation | Bryn Athyn Borough Ordinance 55 | yes | Jul 13, 1928 |
| View | General Law | Conshohocken Borough 1929 General Law | yes | Mar 28, 1929 |
| View | Annexation | Upper Dublin Township-Abington Township 1929 Annexation | yes | Sep 9, 1929 |
| View | Annexation | Hatfield Borough Ordinance 44 | yes | Nov 13, 1929 |
| View | First Class Township | Upper Moreland Township 1930 1st Class | yes* | Jan 6, 1930 |
| View | General Law | Norristown Borough 1930 General Law | yes | Mar 11, 1930 |
| View | Annexation | Pottstown Borough 1930 Ordinance (East End) | yes | Jun 12, 1930 |
| View | Annexation | Pottstown Borough 1930 Ordinance (North End) | yes | Jun 12, 1930 |
| View | Annexation | Jenkintown Borough Ordinance 271 | yes | Mar 13, 1931 |
| View | Annexation | Jenkintown Borough Ordinance 272 | yes* | Apr 1, 1931 |
| View | Annexation | Pennsburg Borough 1932 Ordinance | yes | Jul 29, 1932 |
| View | Annexation | East Greenville Borough 1933 Ordinance | yes* | Mar 7, 1933 |
| View | General Law | Bridgeport Borough 1934 General Law | yes | Jan 6, 1934 |
| View | Dissolution | West Telford Borough-Telford Borough 1935 Consolidation | yes | Jan 11, 1935 |
| View | Annexation | Hatfield Borough Ordinance 66 | yes* | Apr 16, 1935 |
| View | Annexation | North Wales Borough-Upper Gwynedd Township 1935 Annexation | yes* | Aug 2, 1935 |
| View | Annexation | Bryn Athyn Borough Ordinance 108 | yes | Mar 5, 1938 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Abington Township-Upper Dublin Township 1940 Boundary Realignment | yes | Jun 3, 1940 |
| View | Annexation | Hatfield Borough Ordinance 79 | yes* | Nov 5, 1941 |
| View | Annexation | Pottstown Borough 1942 Ordinance | yes* | Nov 16, 1942 |
| View | Annexation | Upper Frederick Township-Marlborough Township to Green Lane Borough Reconstructed 1940-1943 Annexation | yes? | 1940–1943 |
| View | Annexation | Ambler Borough Ordinance 308 | yes | Apr 26, 1943 |
| View | Annexation | Bryn Athyn Borough Ordinance 146 | yes | May 4, 1943 |
| View | First Class Township | Upper Dublin Township 1946 1st Class | yes | Jan 7, 1946 |
| View | Annexation | Bryn Athyn Borough Ordinance 163 | yes* | May 14, 1948 |
| View | First Class Township | Lower Moreland Township 1949 1st Class | yes | Jan 3, 1949 |
| View | Annexation | Pennsburg Borough 1949 Ordinance | yes | Dec 9, 1949 |
| View | First Class Township | Lower Pottsgrove Township 1954 1st Class | yes | Jan 4, 1954 |
| View | Annexation | Telford Borough Ordinance 72 and 73 | yes | Mar 16, 1955 |
| View | Annexation | Lansdale Borough Ordinance 492 | yes | Jun 28, 1956 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | North Wales Borough-Upper Gwynedd Township 1957 Boundary Realignment | yes* | 1957 |
| View | First Class Township | Hatfield Township 1957 1st Class | yes | Jan 7, 1957 |
| View | Annexation | Telford Borough Ordinance 85 | yes | Nov 27, 1957 |
| View | Annexation | Telford Borough Ordinance 84 | yes | Aug 15, 1958 |
| View | Annexation | North Wales Borough Ordinance 269 | yes* | Nov 24, 1958 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Marlborough Township-Salford Township Reconstructed 1955-1960 Boundary Realignment | yes? | 1955–1960 |
| View | Legislative Body | Whitemarsh Township 1961 Additional Supervisors | yes* | 1961 |
| View | Legislative Body | Lower Providence Township 1962 Additional Supervisors | yes* | 1962 |
| View | Annexation | Lansdale Borough Ordinance 762 | yes* | Jul 26, 1962 |
| View | Annexation | Lansdale Borough Ordinance 763 | yes* | Jul 26, 1962 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Douglass Township-Upper Pottsgrove Township 1962 Boundary Realignment | yes* | Nov 25, 1962 |
| View | School Districts | Souderton School District 1963 Creation? | yes* | 1963 |
| View | Legislative Body | Upper Merion Township 1960s Additional Supervisors | yes* | 1961–1963 |
| View | School Districts | Upper Perkiomen School District Formation? | yes* | 1962–1963 |
| View | First Class Township | Upper Gwynedd Township 1963 1st Class | yes | Jan 7, 1963 |
| View | First Class Township | Upper Pottsgrove Township 1965 1st Class | yes | Jan 4, 1965 |
| View | School Districts | North Penn School District 1966 Election Regions | yes* | 1966 |
| View | School Districts | Upper Merion Area School District 1966 Elect School Directors | yes* | 1966 |
| View | Annexation | Pottstown Borough Ordinance 1104 | yes* | Sep 22, 1966 |
| View | School Districts | Hatboro-Horsham School District 1967 Election Regions | yes* | 1966–1967 |
| View | Annexation | Pottstown Borough 1962 Ordinance | yes* | 1962–1967 |
| View | School Districts | Spring-Ford Area School District 1967 Election Regions | yes* | 1966–1967 |
| View | School Districts | Wissahickon School District Elect School Directors | yes* | 1966–1967 |
| View | Annexation | Conshohocken Borough Ordinance 22-1968 | yes* | Jan 14, 1969 |
| View | Legislative Body | Horsham Township 1971 Additional Supervisors | yes* | 1971 |
| View | Annexation | Schwenksville Borough Ordinance 101 | yes | May 19, 1971 |
| View | Legislative Body | Upper Hanover Township 1975 Additional Supervisors | yes* | 1975 |
| View | Home Rule | Horsham Township 1976 Home Rule | yes | Jan 5, 1976 |
| View | Home Rule | Plymouth Township 1976 Home Rule | yes | Jan 5, 1976 |
| View | Home Rule | Cheltenham Township 1977 Home Rule | yes | Jan 1, 1977 |
| View | Home Rule | Bryn Athyn Borough 1978 Home Rule | yes | Jan 2, 1978 |
| View | Home Rule | Whitemarsh Township 1983 Home Rule | yes | Jan 3, 1983 |
| View | Home Rule | Norristown Borough 1986 Home Rule | yes | Jan 6, 1986 |
| View | Annexation | Lower Salford Township-Franconia Township 1990 Annexation | yes | Dec 13, 1990 |
| View | Annexation | Upper Providence Township-Perkiomen Township 2003 Annexation | yes | Jul 1, 2003 |
| View | Home Rule | Norristown Municipality 2004 Home Rule | yes | Jul 1, 2004 |
Government Action
| Detail | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Minute: [Proclamation classifying Cheltenham Township as a first class township] | Dec 7, 1899 | p. 295–296 | ||
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Minute: [Resolution issuing proclamations classifying Lower Merion and Cheltenham Townships as first class townships] | Dec 7, 1899 | p. 292–293 | ||
| View | Minute: [Proclamation classifying Lower Merion Township as a first class township] | Dec 7, 1899 | p. 293–294 | ||
| View | Proclamation: [Classifying Cheltenham Township as a first class township] | Dec 7, 1899 | |||
| View | Proclamation: [Classifying Lower Merion Township as a first class township] | Dec 7, 1899 | |||
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Resolution: [Issuing proclamations classifying Lower Merion and Cheltenham Townships as first class townships] | Dec 7, 1899 | |||
| View | Minute: [Proclamation classifying Springfield Township as a first class township] | Dec 31, 1900 | p. 349–350 | ||
| View | Minute: [Resolution issuing a proclamation classifying Springfield Township as a first class township] | Dec 31, 1900 | p. 348–349 | ||
| View | Proclamation: [Classifying Springfield Township as a first class township] | Dec 31, 1900 | |||
| View | Resolution: [Issuing a proclamation classifying Springfield Township as a first class township] | Dec 31, 1900 | |||
| View | Minute: [Proclamation classifying Abington Township as a first class township] | Dec 29, 1905 | p. 2–4 | ||
| View | Proclamation: [Classifying Abington Township as a first class township] | Dec 29, 1905 | |||
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Minute: [Proclamation classifying Plymouth and West Pottsgrove Townships as first class townships] | Dec 23, 1920 | p. 166 | ||
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Minute: [Resolution issuing a proclamation classifying Plymouth and West Pottsgrove Townships as first class townships] | Dec 23, 1920 | p. 166 | ||
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Proclamation: [Classifying Plymouth and West Pottsgrove Townships as first class townships] | Dec 23, 1920 | |||
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Resolution: [Issuing a proclamation classifying Plymouth and West Pottsgrove Townships as first class townships] | Dec 23, 1920 | |||
| View | Election: [For or against the consolidation of the Borough of Telford and the Borough of West Telford into one borough by the name, style, and title of the Borough of Telford] | Nov 6, 1934 | |||
| View | Election: "SHALL UPPER DUBLIN BECOME A TOWNSHIP OF THE FIRST CLASS" | Nov 6, 1945 | |||
| View | Election: [For or against Lower Moreland Township becoming a township of the first class] | Nov 2, 1948 | |||
| View | Proclamation | Dec 8, 1951 | |||
| View | Election: [For or against Lower Pottsgrove Township becoming a township of the first class] | Nov 3, 1953 | |||
| View | Election: [For or against the reclassification of Hatfield Township to a township of the first class] | Nov 2, 1954 | Rejected | ||
| View | Election: [For or against Hatfield Township becoming a township of the first class] | Nov 6, 1956 | |||
| View | Election: [For or against Upper Merion Township becoming a township of the first class] | Nov 3, 1959 | Rejected | ||
| View | Election: "SHALL UPPER GWYNEDD TOWNSHIP BECOME A FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP" | Nov 6, 1962 | |||
| View | Election: "SHALL UPPER MERION TOWNSHIP BECOME A FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP" | Nov 6, 1962 | Rejected | ||
| View | Election: [For or against Upper Pottsgrove Township becoming a township of the first class] | Nov 3, 1964 | |||
| View | Minute: [Receipt of and text of correspondence from Secretary of the Commonwealth to the County enclosing a certification classifying Montgomery County as a second class A county] | Oct 26, 1967 | p. 220–221 | ||
| View | Election: [For or against Upper Merion Township becoming a township of the first class] | Nov 4, 1969 | Rejected | ||
| View | Election: [For or against the consolidation of the Boroughs of East Greenville, Pennsburg and Red Hill] | Nov 3, 1970 | Rejected | ||
| View | Election: "Shall the Mayor-Council Plan A of the Optional Third Class City Charter Law providing for seven (7) councilmen to be elected at large, be adopted by the Borough of Norristown?" | Jun 8, 1971 | Rejected | ||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for Horsham Township] | Nov 7, 1972 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for Plymouth Township] | Nov 7, 1972 | |||
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Charter Commission Election | Nov 7, 1972 | |||
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Charter Commission Election | May 15, 1973 | |||
| View | Election | Nov 6, 1973 | Rejected | ||
| View | Charter Commission Election | Nov 6, 1973 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election | Nov 6, 1973 | Rejected | ||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the Township of Cheltenham] | May 20, 1974 | |||
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Election | May 21, 1974 | Rejected | ||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report of the Plymouth Township Government Study Commission of February 19, 1974, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Township of Plymouth?" | May 21, 1974 | |||
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Election | Nov 5, 1974 | Rejected | ||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated May 1, 1974, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with The Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by HORSHAM TOWNSHIP?" | Nov 4, 1975 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the Borough of Bryn Athyn] | Apr 27, 1976 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the amended Report, dated June 8, 1976, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by Cheltenham Township?" | Nov 2, 1976 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election | Nov 8, 1977 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated August 23, 1977, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Borough of Bryn Athyn?" | Nov 8, 1977 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for Whitemarsh Township] | Nov 4, 1980 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report dated March 16, 1982 of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Township of Whitemarsh?''' | May 18, 1982 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the Borough of Norristown] | Nov 8, 1983 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated August 24, 1984 of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Borough of Norristown?" | Nov 6, 1984 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a government study commission of nine members be elected to study the existing form of government of the Borough of Norristown, to consider the advisability of the adoption of an optional form of government or to draft and recommend a Home Rule Charter?" | May 20, 2003 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report dated February 19, 2004 of the Government Study Commission prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law be adopted by the Municipality of Norristown? | Apr 27, 2004 |
Research Log
| Detail | Type/Notes | Log Date | Coverage |
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| Charter Index | |||
| Commission Book (Rec.Dd.) | bk. 62, p. 850–62, p. 1100 (1967) | ||
| Law Library Visit | |||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 10–15 (1860–1890) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 51 (1970–1972) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 60 (1988–1990) |
National Archives
| Detail | Source | Set | Government | File Unit | From | To |
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| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Montgomery County | 17500451 | 1627 | 1650 | |
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Montgomery County | 17500452 | 19 | 19 | |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1940 | Montgomery County | 5838059 | 1 | 1 |
Other Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
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| View | Boundary Realignment | Bristol Township-Germantown Township-Springfield Township Proposed 1808 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1808 |
| View | Plat Recording | Pottstown Borough Proposed 1828 Plat Recording | unknown | 1828 |
| View | New Township | Limerick Township Proposed 1833 Division | no | 1833 |
| View | Plat Recording | Norristown Borough Proposed 1837 Plat Recording | unknown | 1837 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bristol Township-Cheltenham Township 1842 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1842 |
| View | New Township | New Hanover Township Proposed 1855 Division | no* | 1855 |
| View | General Law | Pottstown Borough Proposed 1855 General Law | no | 1855 |
| View | Election Districts | Pottsgrove Township Proposed 1857 Election Districts | unknown | 1857 |
| View | General Law | Pottstown Borough Proposed 1857 General Law | no | 1857 |
| View | New Township | Upper Providence Township Proposed 1864 Division | no | 1864 |
| View | New Township | Frederick Township-Limerick Township-Skippack and Perkiomen Township Proposed 1868 New Township | unknown | 1868 |
| View | New Township | Lower Merion Township Proposed 1869 Division | no | 1869 |
| View | New School District | Kulpsville Independent School District 1872 Creation | no* | 1871–1872 |
| View | New School District | Royersford Independent School District Proposed 1872 Creation | no* | 1872 |
| View | New School District | Douglass Township Proposed 1870s Independent School District | unknown | 1870–1880 |
| View | New School District | Towamencin Township Proposed 1870s Independent School District | unknown | 1870–1880 |
| View | New School District | Hatfield Township Proposed 1882 Independent School District | no | 1882–1885 |
| View | School District Dissolution | Lansdale Independent School District Proposed 1885 Dissolution | unknown | 1885 |
| View | New Borough | Linfield Borough Proposed 1884 Creation | no | 1884–1885 |
| View | New Township | Moreland Township Proposed 1888 Division | no | 1888 |
| View | Annexation | Norriton Township-Norristown Borough Proposed 1889 Annexation | no* | 1889 |
| View | School District Dissolution | Ambler Independent School District Proposed 1890 Dissolution | no* | 1890 |
| View | Annexation | Pottsgrove Township-Pottstown Borough Proposed 1880s Annexation | unknown | 1880–1890 |
| View | New School District | Skippack and Perkiomen Township Proposed 1880s Independent School District | unknown | 1880–1890 |
| View | New Township | Upper Providence Township Proposed 1890 Division | no | 1890–1891 |
| View | New Borough | Ardmore Borough Proposed 1892 Creation | no | 1892 |
| View | School District Annexation | Frederick Township-New Hanover Township Proposed 1892 School District Annexation (1) | unknown | 1892 |
| View | School District Annexation | Frederick Township-New Hanover Township Proposed 1892 School District Annexation (2) | unknown | 1892 |
| View | New City | Norristown City Proposed 1893 Creation | no* | 1893 |
| View | New Borough | Narberth Borough Proposed 1894 Creation | no | 1894 |
| View | New City | Pottstown City Proposed 1895 Creation | no* | 1895 |
| View | School District Annexation | Fagleysville Independent School District-Frederick Township Proposed 1897 School District Annexation (1) | unknown | 1897 |
| View | School District Annexation | Fagleysville Independent School District-Frederick Township Proposed 1897 School District Annexation (2) | unknown | 1897 |
| View | New Borough | Schwenksville Borough Proposed 1899 Creation | no | 1899 |
| View | Annexation | Norriton Township-Norristown Borough Proposed 1902 Annexation | no* | 1902 |
| View | New Borough | Schwenksville Borough Proposed 1902 Creation | no | 1902 |
| View | School District Annexation | Perkiomen Township-Schwenksville Borough 1903 School District Annexation | unknown | 1903 |
| View | New Borough | Glenside Borough Proposed 1905 Creation | no | 1905 |
| View | Annexation | Collegeville Borough Ordinance 37 | no* | 1909 |
| View | New Borough | Wyndmoor Borough Proposed 1909 Creation | no | 1909 |
| View | New Township | Plymouth Township Proposed 1913 Division | no | 1913 |
| View | New City | Pottstown City Proposed 1913 Creation | no* | 1913 |
| View | Dissolution | Rockledge Borough-Philadelphia City Proposed 1924 Merger | no | 1924–1926 |
| View | New Borough | Gilbertsville Borough Proposed 1927 Creation | no | 1927 |
| View | New Borough | Meadowbrook Borough Proposed 1927 Creation | no | 1927 |
| View | New Borough | Linfield Borough Proposed 1929 Creation | no | 1929 |
| View | Annexation | Bridgeport Borough Ordinance 100 | no | 1927–1931 |
| View | Annexation | Jenkintown Borough Ordinance 255 and 256 | no | 1929–1931 |
| View | Dissolution | Narberth Borough-Lower Merion Township Proposed 1935 Merger | no | 1935–1936 |
| View | First Class Township | Hatfield Township Proposed 1954 1st Class | no* | 1954 |
| View | First Class Township | Whitemarsh Township Proposed 1955 1st Class | no* | 1955 |
| View | First Class Township | Upper Merion Township Proposed 1959 1st Class | no* | 1959 |
| View | Annexation | West Conshohocken Borough 1960 Ordinance | no | 1960–1961 |
| View | First Class Township | Upper Merion Township Proposed 1962 1st Class | no* | 1962 |
| View | Annexation | Lansdale Borough Ordinance 781 | no | 1962–1963 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Lower Gwynedd Township-Whitpain Township Proposed 1963 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1963–1964 |
| View | New Name | Huntingdon Valley Township Proposed 1965 Creation | no* | 1965 |
| View | Annexation | Telford Borough Ordinance 119 | no* | 1963–1965 |
| View | New City | Upper Merion City Proposed 1964 Creation | no* | 1964–1965 |
| View | Legislative Body | Horsham Township Proposed 1965 Additional Supervisors | no* | 1965–1966 |
| View | First Class Township | Upper Merion Township Proposed 1969 1st Class | no* | 1969 |
| View | Dissolution | East Greenville Borough-Pennsburg Borough-Red Hill Borough Proposed 1970 Consolidation | no | 1970 |
| View | New City | Norristown City Proposed 1970 Creation | no | 1970–1971 |
| View | Annexation | West Conshohocken Borough Ordinance 258 | no* | 1967–1972 |
| View | Legislative Body | East Norriton Township Proposed 1973 Additional Supervisors | no* | 1973 |
| View | Council-Manager Form | Abington Township Proposed 1972 Optional Plan | no | 1972–1974 |
| View | Legislative Body | East Norriton Township Proposed 1974 Additional Supervisors | no* | 1974 |
| View | Home Rule | Lower Frederick Township Proposed 1973 Home Rule | no | 1973–1974 |
| View | Home Rule (County) | Montgomery County Proposed 1973 Home Rule | no | 1973–1974 |
| View | Home Rule | Norristown Borough Proposed 1973 Home Rule | no | 1973–1974 |
| View | Council-Manager Form | Jenkintown Borough Proposed 1973 Optional Plan | no | 1973–1975 |
| View | Legislative Body | Skippack Township Proposed 1975 Additional Supervisors | no* | 1975 |
| View | Home Rule | Springfield Township Proposed 1972 Home Rule | no | 1972–1975 |
| View | Home Rule | Upper Dublin Township Proposed 1972 Home Rule | no | 1972–1975 |
| View | Home Rule | Upper Merion Township Proposed 1973 Home Rule | no | 1973–1975 |
| View | Legislative Body | Limerick Township Proposed 1976 Additional Supervisors | no* | 1976 |
| View | Legislative Body | New Hanover Township Proposed 1976 Additional Supervisors | no* | 1976 |
| View | Legislative Body | Towamencin Township Proposed 1976 Additional Supervisors | no* | 1976 |
| View | Home Rule | Abington Township Proposed 1977 Home Rule | no* | 1977 |
| View | Home Rule | Abington Township Proposed 1985 Home Rule | no | 1985 |