Government Detail

Summary

Name Level Type/Class Home Rule?
New Castle, City of municipality or lower City (Class: 3) yes

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
Feb 25, 1869 Mar 26, 1869 12

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Lawrence, County of Parent current

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View cadastral Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 01 Lead
View cadastral Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 02 Lead
View cadastral Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 03 Lead
View cadastral Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 04 Lead
View cadastral Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 05 Lead
View cadastral Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 06 Lead
View cadastral Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 07 Lead
View cadastral Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 08 Lead
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County Subdivision 4207353368
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: Place 4253368
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1215356 Lead View
View geologic USGS GNIS: Populated Place 1193014 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q1144835 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: Municipality 370302 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation Neshannock, Township of Reduction Mar 26, 1869
View Creation New Castle, Borough of (defunct) Consolidation Mar 26, 1869
View Creation Pollock, Township of (Lawrence, defunct) Consolidation Mar 26, 1869
View Creation Taylor, Township of (Lawrence) Reduction Mar 26, 1869
View Ascertainment Neshannock, Township of Ascertainment 1870
View Expansion West New Castle, Borough of (defunct) Dissolution Aug 10, 1897
View Expansion Mahoningtown, Borough of (defunct) Dissolution Jan 11, 1898
View Expansion Neshannock, Township of Reduction Jan 7, 1907
View Expansion Neshannock, Township of Reduction Feb 15, 1948
View Expansion Neshannock, Township of Reduction Jun 19, 1949
View Expansion Shenango, Township of (Lawrence) Reduction Oct 4, 1957
View Expansion Taylor, Township of (Lawrence) Reduction Oct 4, 1957
View Expansion Union, Township of (Lawrence) Reduction Oct 4, 1957
View Expansion Neshannock, Township of Reduction Nov 7, 1957
View Expansion Neshannock, Township of Reduction Mar 26, 1959
View Expansion Neshannock, Township of Reduction Jan 29, 1960
View Expansion Shenango, Township of (Lawrence) Reduction Jan 29, 1960

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View City (Special Charter) Mar 26, 1869
View City, 3rd Class (Title 11) May 17, 1875
View City, 3rd Class (Optional Charter, Mayor-Council A) Jan 1, 1968
View City, 3rd Class (Home Rule Charter) Jan 3, 2022

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 County Lawrence County 1849 Creation yes Sep 1, 1849
View New Township Taylor Township 1853 Creation yes* Feb 19, 1853
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 New Township Union Township 1859 Creation yes* Sep 10, 1859
View School District Annexation Shenango Township-New Castle City 1880 School District Annexation yes* 1880
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 County Classification Pennsylvania 1919 County Classification yes Jul 10, 1919
View County Classification Lawrence County 6th to 5th yes Jan 1, 1952
View New School District New Castle Area School District 1962 Creation yes+ 1962

Government Action

Detail Action Date Approved Effective Location
View Ordinance 82: Relative to the City of New Castle, Pa., accepting the provisions of the Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled an act dividing the cities of the state into three classes, etc. May 3, 1875 May 5, 1875 p. 374
View Ordinance 894 Dec 17, 1896
View Ordinance 934: Providing for the annexation of the Borough of West New Castle, in the County of Lawrence, State of Pennsylvania, to the City of New Castle, in the County and State aforesaid Aug 10, 1897 Aug 12, 1897 p. 4
View Ordinance 962 Oct 4, 1897 Oct 5, 1897 p. 37–39
View Ordinance 989: Providing for the annexation of the Borough of Mahoningtown in the County of Lawrence, State of Pennsylvania, to the City of New Castle, in the County and State aforesaid Jan 11, 1898 Jan 12, 1898 p. 72–73
View Ordinance 1000 Feb 14, 1898 Feb 15, 1898 p. 94–96
View Ordinance 1674 Nov 29, 1904
View Ordinance 1830: Consenting to and approving the proposed annexation of a certain contiguous part of Neshannock Township to the City of New Castle, as petitioned for at No. 84 of March Sessions, 1906, in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Lawrence County Jun 14, 1906 p. 173–174
View Ordinance 2458 Apr 26, 1910
View Ordinance 4843 Aug 27, 1945
View Ordinance 4966: Annexing a part of Neshannock Township contiguous to the City of New Castle and wholly in the County of Lawrence to the City of New Castle, in accordance with the provisions of an Act of Assembly of 1931, June 23, P. L. 932, Article V, Sections 501 to 505, inclusive Dec 22, 1947 p. 290–292
View Ordinance 5052: Annexing a part of Neshannock Township contiguous to the City of New Castle and wholly in the County of Lawrence to the City of New Castle, in accordance with the provisions of an Act of Assembly of 1931, June 23, P. L. 932, Article V, Sections 501 to 505, inclusive May 9, 1949 p. 14–18
View Ordinance 5661: Annexing to the City of New Castle, certain lands in Taylor Township, consisting of the following: 38.14 acres, which were conveyed to the City of New Castle by deed of Marcus Feuchtwanger, et ux., dated June 15, 1922, and recorded in Deed Book 237, Page 199, and commonly known as the Sewage Disposal Plant; all of which lands are solely owned by the City of New Castle and kept and used for, and dedicated to the public use of the City of New Castle and are contiguous to the said City, and which lands are particularly described as a whole and at length in the body of this ordinance, under the authority of an Act of Assembly approved May 27, 1957 Sep 23, 1957 p. 413–414
View Ordinance 5662: Annexing to the City of New Castle, certain lands in Union Township consisting of the following: Approximately one-half (0.5) acre, which was conveyed to the City of New Castle by deed of Grace McElhaney, dated June 23, 1917, and recorded in Deed Book 192, Page 508, commonly known as the Incinerator Plant Site; which land is solely owned by the City of New Castle and kept and used for, and dedicated to the public use of the City of New Castle and is contiguous to the said City, and which land is particularly described as a whole and at length in the body of this ordinance, under the authority of an Act of Assembly approved May 27, 1957 Sep 23, 1957 p. 415–416
View Ordinance 5663: Annexing to the City of New Castle certain lands in Neshannock Township which were conveyed to the City of New Castle by deed of Matthew Gunton and wife, dated the 30th day of November, 1933, and recorded in Lawrence County, Office of Recorder of Deeds, in Deed Book, Volume 284, Page 164, and solely owned by the City of New Castle as a public park known as Gunton Park, containing 16.08 Acres, and described at length in the body of this Ordinance under authority of an Act of Assembly approved May 27, 1957, and being Act of 1957, No. 104 Sep 23, 1957 p. 417–418
View Ordinance 5664: Annexing to the City of New Castle, certain lands in Shenango Township, consisting of the following: A parcel of land which was conveyed to the City of New Castle by deed of the County of Lawrence, dated June 3, 1952, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Lawrence County, in Deed Book, Volume 373, Page 373; all of the land which was deeded to the City of New Castle by deed of Mrs. Caroline C. Wallace et al., dated June 22, 1932 and recorded in Deed Book, Volume 281, Page 93; and all of the land designated as Cascade Park which was deeded to the City of New Castle by deed of the Penn Power Company, dated March 31, 1936, and recorded in Deed Book, Volume 296, Page 1, except 6.78 acres, which were conveyed by the City to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Armory purposes; all of which lands are solely owned by the City of New Castle and kept and used for, and dedicated to the public use of the City of New Castle, and are contiguous to the said City, and which lands are particularly described as a whole and at length in the body of this ordinance, under the authority of an Act of Assembly approved May 27, 1957 Sep 23, 1957 p. 419–421
View Ordinance 5669: [Amending Ordinance 5663] Oct 14, 1957 p. 434–435
View Resolution: [City Clerk authorized to reprint Ordinance 5663] Oct 14, 1957 p. 2
View Ordinance 5744: Annexing a part of Neshannock Township contiguous to the City of New Castle and wholly in the County of Lawrence to the City of New Castle, in accordance with the provisions of an Act of Assembly of 1931, June 23, P.L. 932, Article V, Sections 501 to 505, inclusive Oct 28, 1958 p. 102–104
View Charter Commission Final Report: [Recommending the adoption of an optional plan for the City of New Castle] Jun 1959 Vetoed
View Charter Commission Minority Report: [Recommending the retention of the current government form for the City of New Castle] Jun 26, 1959 Vetoed
View Ordinance 5819: Annexing a part of Shenango Township contiguous to the City of New Castle and wholly in the County of Lawrence to the City of New Castle, in accor dance with the provisions of an Act of Assembly of 1931, June 23, P . L. 932, Article V, Sections 501 to 505, inclusive Nov 10, 1959 p. 303–305
View Ordinance 5820: Annexing a part of Neshannock Township contiguous to the City of New Castle and wholly in the County of Lawrence to the City of New Castle, in accordance with the provisions of an Act of Assembly of 1931, June 23, P.L. 932, Article V, Sections 501 to 505, inclusive Nov 13, 1959 p. 306–309
View Charter Commission Final Report: [Recommending the adoption of an optional plan for the City of New Castle] Jul 1, 1965 Jan 1, 1968
View Ordinance 6079: Annexing a part of Taylor Township and a part of Union Township contiguous to the City of New Castle and wholly in the County of Lawrence to the City of New Castle, in accordance with the provisions of an Act of Assembly of 1931, June 23, P.L. 932, Article V, Sections 501 to 505, inclusive, as amended by Act of Assembly of 1959, April 1, P.L. 16, Section 1, and by Act of Assembly of 1959, July 10, P.L. 519, Section 1 Jul 22, 1965 p. 170–173
View Final Report: [Recommending the adoption of a home rule charter for the City of New Castle] Feb 24, 2021 Jan 3, 2022

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. New Castle City 17500451 719 732
View Cns. Mp. 1940 New Castle 5837754 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1950 New Castle 36433182 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View New Borough South New Castle Borough Proposed 1848 Creation no 1848–1849
View Dissolution New Castle City Ordinance 894 no 1896–1897
View Dissolution South New Castle Borough-New Castle City Proposed 1904 Merger no 1904
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 Annexation Neshannock Township-New Castle City Proposed 1925 Annexation no* 1925
View Annexation New Castle City Ordinance 4843 no* 1945
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 Home Rule (County) Lawrence County Proposed 2002 Home Rule no 2002