Government Detail

Summary

Name Level Type/Class Home Rule?
Mount Joy, Township of (Lancaster) municipality or lower Township (Class: 2) no

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
1759 40

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Lancaster, County of Parent current

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View cadastral Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 460 Lead
View cadastral Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 461 Lead
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County Subdivision 4207151664 Lead
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1216637 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q6921536 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: Municipality 361235 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation Unknown (placeholder) Reduction 1759
View Swap Rapho, Township of (Lancaster) Swap 1773–1774
View Reduction Mount Joy, Township of (Lebanon, defunct) Creation Feb 16, 1813
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Creation May 13, 1828
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion 1829
View Expansion Elizabethtown, Borough of Reduction 1847
View Reduction Mount Joy, Borough of Creation Mar 21, 1851
View Ascertainment Mount Joy, Borough of Ascertainment Mar 24, 1852
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Feb 27, 1909
View Reduction Mount Joy, Borough of Expansion Nov 4, 1914
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Nov 7, 1928
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Nov 7, 1941
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Feb 9, 1946
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Jul 27, 1948
View Reduction Mount Joy, Borough of Expansion May 17, 1950
View Reduction Mount Joy, Borough of Expansion Dec 22, 1952
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Nov 4, 1953
View Reduction Mount Joy, Borough of Expansion 1954
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion May 17, 1955
View Reduction Mount Joy, Borough of Expansion Sep 2, 1955
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion 1956
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Dec 7, 1956
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Mar 14, 1958
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Nov 4, 1958
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Aug 7, 1959
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Nov 6, 1959
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Nov 6, 1959
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Nov 20, 1959
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Dec 31, 1959
View Reduction Mount Joy, Borough of Expansion 1957–1962
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Aug 10, 1962
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Nov 5, 1963
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Dec 27, 1963
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Nov 16, 1964
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Nov 16, 1964
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Dec 22, 1967
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Nov 6, 1968
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Mar 6, 1969
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion 1970
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Mar 2, 1970
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion Mar 2, 1970
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion May 20, 1970
View Reduction Elizabethtown, Borough of Expansion May 20, 1970

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View Township 1759
View Township, 2nd Class Apr 28, 1899

Other Successful Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View New Township Lancaster County 1729 Township Division yes+ Aug 5, 1729
View New State Declaration of Independence and Royal Charter Abrogation yes Jul 4, 1776
View County Classification Pennsylvania 1919 County Classification yes Jul 10, 1919
View County Classification Lancaster County 4th to 3rd yes Jan 1, 1962

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Mount Joy Township 17500451 688 688
View Cns. Mp. 1940 Mount Joy 5837729 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View New Township Harrison Township Proposed 1844 Creation no* 1844–1846
View New Borough Florin Borough Proposed 1920 Creation no 1920–1921
View Boundary Realignment West Donegal Township-Mount Joy Township Proposed 1950 Boundary Realignment no 1950–1955
View Home Rule (County) Lancaster County Proposed 1972 Home Rule no* 1972
View County Classification Lancaster County Proposed 2010s 3rd to 2nd A no 2011
View County Classification Lancaster County Proposed 2020s 3rd to 2nd A pending 2021–2022