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New Township |
Darby Township 1683 Creation |
yes* |
1683 |
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New Township |
Ridley Township 1684 Creation |
yes* |
1684 |
View |
New Borough |
Philadelphia Borough 1684 Creation |
yes? |
1684 |
View |
New Township |
Southampton Township 1685 Creation |
yes+ |
1685 |
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New Township |
Warminster Township 1685 Creation |
yes+ |
1685 |
View |
New Township |
Plymouth Township 1687 Creation |
yes+ |
1687 |
View |
New Township |
Germantown Township 1687 Creation |
yes+ |
1687 |
View |
New Township |
Moyamensing Township 1687 Creation |
yes+ |
1687 |
View |
New Township |
Northern Liberties Township 1687 Creation |
yes+ |
1687 |
View |
New Township |
Passyunk Township 1687 Creation |
yes+ |
1687 |
View |
New City |
Philadelphia City 1691 Creation |
yes+ |
May 20, 1691 |
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New Borough |
Germantown Borough 1691 Creation |
yes* |
May 30, 1691 |
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New Township |
Cheltenham Township 1693 Creation |
yes+ |
1693 |
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New Township |
Lower Dublin Township 1693 Creation |
yes+ |
1693 |
View |
New Township |
Oxford Township 1693 Creation |
yes+ |
1693 |
View |
New Township |
Bristol Township 1696 Creation |
yes+ |
1696 |
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Charter Revival |
Philadelphia City 1701 Charter Revival |
yes* |
Oct 25, 1701 |
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New Township |
Abington Township 1701 Creation |
yes+ |
1701 |
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New Township |
Gwynedd Township 1701 Creation |
yes+ |
1701 |
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New Township |
Whitpain Township 1701 Creation |
yes+ |
1701 |
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New Township |
Blockley Township 1702 Creation |
yes+ |
1702 |
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New Township |
Byberry Township 1703 Creation |
yes+ |
1703 |
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New Township |
Goshen Township 1703 Creation |
yes* |
1703 |
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New Township |
Merion Township 1703 Creation |
yes+ |
1703 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1704 Wards |
yes* |
Feb 2, 1704 |
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New Township |
Roxborough Township 1706 Creation |
yes+ |
1706 |
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New Township |
Germantown Township 1707 Creation |
yes* |
Jan 11, 1707 |
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New Township |
Kingsessing Township 1712 Creation |
yes+ |
1712 |
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New Township |
Skippack and Perkiomen Township 1713 Creation |
yes+ |
1713 |
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New Township |
Montgomery Township 1715 Creation |
yes+ |
1715 |
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New Township |
Whitemarsh Township 1715 Creation |
yes+ |
1715 |
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New Township |
Limerick Township 1717 Creation |
yes+ |
1717 |
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New Township |
Oley Township 1717 Creation |
yes+ |
1717 |
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New Township |
Amity Township 1718 Creation |
yes+ |
1718 |
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New Township |
Lower Merion Township-Upper Merion Township 1718 Creation |
yes+ |
1718 |
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New Township |
Moreland Township 1719 Creation |
yes+ |
1719 |
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New Township |
Upper Dublin Township 1719 Creation |
yes+ |
1719 |
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New Township |
Springfield Township 1720 Creation |
yes+ |
1720 |
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New Township |
Horsham Township 1723 Creation |
yes+ |
1723 |
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Plat Recording |
Limerick Township 1726 Plat Recording |
yes+ |
1726 |
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Plat Recording |
Skippack and Perkiomen Township 1726 Plat Recording |
yes+ |
1726 |
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New Township |
Salford Township 1725 Creation |
yes |
Mar 1725 |
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New Township |
New Hanover Township 1726 Creation |
yes+ |
1726 |
View |
New Township |
Towamencin Township 1728 Creation |
yes+ |
Mar 3, 1728 |
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New Township |
Providence Township 1729 Creation |
yes+ |
Mar 2, 1729 |
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New Township |
Norriton Township 1730 Creation |
yes+ |
Sep 1730 |
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New Township |
Frederick Township 1730 Creation |
yes+ |
Mar 1730 |
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New Township |
Franconia Township 1731 Creation |
yes+ |
Mar 1731 |
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New Township |
Worcester Township 1733 Creation |
yes+ |
Mar 1733 |
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Plat Recording |
New Hanover Township 1735 Plat Recording |
yes+ |
1735 |
View |
Annexation |
Limerick Township 1736 Annexation |
yes+ |
1736 |
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New Township |
Upper Hanover Township 1736 Creation |
yes+ |
Jun 1736 |
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New Township |
Douglass Township 1736 Creation |
yes+ |
Jun 1736 |
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Plat Recording |
Oley Township 1740 Plat Recording |
yes* |
1740 |
View |
New Township |
Colebrookdale Township 1741 Creation |
yes* |
Dec 7, 1741 |
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New Township |
Exeter Township 1741 Creation |
yes+ |
Dec 7, 1741 |
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New Township |
Lower Salford Township-Marlborough Township-Upper Salford Township 1741 Creation |
yes+ |
Mar 1741 |
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New Township |
Maxatawny Township 1742 Creation |
yes+ |
Sep 1742 |
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New Township |
Hatfield Township 1742 Creation |
yes+ |
Mar 9, 1742 |
View |
Charter Revival |
Amity Township 1745 Charter Revival |
yes+ |
1745 |
View |
Annexation |
Douglass Township 1745 Annexation |
yes? |
1745 |
View |
New Township |
Alsace Township 1745 Creation |
yes+ |
1745 |
View |
New Township |
Maidencreek Township 1746 Creation |
yes+ |
Dec 1746 |
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Annexation |
New Hanover Township-Upper Hanover Township 1751 Annexation |
yes* |
1751 |
View |
New Township |
Richmond Township 1751 Creation |
yes+ |
1751 |
View |
New Township |
Windsor Township (PA) 1751 Creation |
yes+ |
1751 |
View |
Annexation |
Douglass Township 1753 Annexation |
yes+ |
1753 |
View |
New City District |
Southwark District 1762 Creation |
yes |
Mar 26, 1762 |
View |
Annexation |
Limerick Township-New Hanover Township Reconstructed 1756-1763 Annexation |
yes? |
1756–1763 |
View |
New State |
Declaration of Independence and Royal Charter Abrogation |
yes |
Jul 4, 1776 |
View |
Wards |
Philadelphia City Reconstructed 1704-1780 Wards |
yes? |
1704–1780 |
View |
New Township |
Tinicum Township 1780 Creation |
yes* |
Aug 31, 1780 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1785 Wards |
yes |
Feb 9, 1785 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1786 Wards |
yes |
Apr 7, 1786 |
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Charter Revival |
Philadelphia City 1789 Charter Revival |
yes |
Mar 11, 1789 |
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New County |
Delaware County 1789 Creation |
yes |
Sep 26, 1789 |
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Charter Amendment |
Southwark District 1794 Charter Amendment |
yes |
Apr 18, 1794 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1800 Wards |
yes |
Mar 1, 1800 |
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New Borough |
Frankford Borough 1800 Creation |
yes |
Mar 7, 1800 |
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New City District |
Northern Liberties District 1803 Creation |
yes |
Mar 28, 1803 |
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New Township |
Penn Township 1808 Creation |
yes* |
Oct 13, 1808 |
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Charter Amendment |
Moyamensing Township 1812 Charter Amendment |
yes* |
Mar 24, 1812 |
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New City District |
Spring Garden District 1813 Creation |
yes* |
Mar 22, 1813 |
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Boundary Realignment |
Maidencreek Township-Richmond Township-Ruscombmanor Township Reconstructed 1754-1817 Boundary Realignment |
yes? |
1754–1817 |
View |
Wards |
Northern Liberties District 1818 Wards |
yes |
Feb 25, 1818 |
View |
Charter Amendment |
Northern Liberties District 1819 Charter Amendment |
yes |
Mar 16, 1819 |
View |
New City District |
Kensington District 1820 Creation |
yes |
Mar 6, 1820 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1825 Wards |
yes |
Mar 31, 1825 |
View |
Annexation |
Penn Township-Spring Garden District 1827 Annexation |
yes |
Mar 2, 1827 |
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Annexation |
Oxford Township-Frankford Borough 1831 Annexation |
yes |
Apr 4, 1831 |
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Wards |
Spring Garden District 1831 Wards |
yes |
Apr 4, 1831 |
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Wards |
Spring Garden District 1833 Wards |
yes |
Apr 9, 1833 |
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Wards |
Kensington District 1834 Wards |
yes |
Apr 15, 1834 |
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Wards |
Southwark District 1836 Wards |
yes |
Mar 31, 1836 |
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Wards |
Moyamensing Township 1840 Wards |
yes |
Feb 13, 1840 |
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Wards |
Germantown Township 1840 Wards |
yes |
Feb 27, 1840 |
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New Borough |
Manayunk Borough 1840 Creation |
yes |
Jun 11, 1840 |
View |
Separation |
Frankford Borough 1841 Separation |
yes |
Mar 19, 1841 |
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New City District |
Penn District 1843 Creation |
yes+ |
Apr 19, 1843 |
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New Borough |
West Philadelphia Borough 1844 Creation |
yes |
Feb 17, 1844 |
View |
Charter Amendment |
Penn District 1844 Charter Amendment |
yes* |
Feb 26, 1844 |
View |
New Borough |
Germantown Borough 1844 Creation |
yes |
Oct 2, 1844 |
View |
Wards |
Philadelphia City 1846 Wards |
yes |
Feb 4, 1846 |
View |
Wards |
Spring Garden District 1846 Wards |
yes |
Feb 13, 1846 |
View |
Wards |
Kensington District 1846 Wards |
yes |
Feb 18, 1846 |
View |
Wards |
Moyamensing Township 1846 Wards |
yes |
Mar 7, 1846 |
View |
Annexation |
Germantown Borough-Germantown Township 1846 Annexation |
yes |
Sep 1, 1846 |
View |
Annexation |
Penn District-Penn Township 1847 Annexation |
yes |
Feb 17, 1847 |
View |
New City District |
Richmond District 1847 Creation |
yes |
Feb 27, 1847 |
View |
Separation |
Manayunk Borough 1847 Separation |
yes |
Mar 3, 1847 |
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Annexation |
Germantown Borough 1847 Election Separation |
yes |
Mar 16, 1847 |
View |
Annexation |
Northern Liberties Township-Richmond District 1848 Annexation |
yes |
Mar 25, 1848 |
View |
New Borough |
Bridesburg Borough 1848 Creation |
yes |
Apr 1, 1848 |
View |
New City District |
Moyamensing District 1848 Creation |
yes |
Apr 5, 1848 |
View |
Annexation |
Northern Liberties Township-Kensington District 1848 Annexation |
yes |
Apr 6, 1848 |
View |
Annexation |
Northern Liberties Township-Richmond District 1849 Annexation |
yes |
Feb 19, 1849 |
View |
Wards |
Southwark District 1849 Wards |
yes |
Feb 19, 1849 |
View |
Wards |
Manayunk Borough 1849 Wards |
yes |
Apr 5, 1849 |
View |
New Borough |
White Hall Borough 1849 Creation |
yes |
May 7, 1849 |
View |
Annexation |
Blockley Township-West Philadelphia Borough 1850 Annexation |
yes* |
Mar 14, 1850 |
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Annexation |
Northern Liberties District-Kensington District 1850 Annexation |
yes |
Mar 14, 1850 |
View |
New Name |
Richmond District 1850 New Corporate Style |
yes |
Mar 14, 1850 |
View |
Annexation |
Northern Liberties Township-Kensington District 1850 Annexation |
yes |
Apr 6, 1850 |
View |
New Borough |
Aramingo Borough 1850 Creation |
yes |
Apr 11, 1850 |
View |
Election Separation |
Bridesburg Borough 1850 Election Separation |
yes |
Apr 30, 1850 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
Moyamensing District-Southwark District 1850 Boundary Realignment |
yes |
May 15, 1850 |
View |
New Name |
Kensington District 1851 New Corporate Style |
yes |
Jan 1, 1851 |
View |
Boundary Realignment |
Northern Liberties District-Philadelphia City 1851 Boundary Ascertainment |
yes* |
1851 |
View |
Annexation |
Blockley Township-West Philadelphia Borough 1851 Annexation |
yes* |
Apr 3, 1851 |
View |
New City District |
West Philadelphia District 1851 Creation |
yes* |
Jul 1, 1851 |
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Wards |
Penn District 1852 Wards |
yes |
Feb 20, 1852 |
View |
Annexation |
Richmond District-Kensington District 1852 Annexation |
yes |
Apr 6, 1852 |
View |
Charter Amendment |
West Philadelphia District 1852 Charter Amendment |
yes |
May 1, 1852 |
View |
Election Districts |
Lower Dublin Township 1852 Election Districts |
yes |
May 3, 1852 |
View |
New Township |
Delaware Township 1852 Creation |
yes |
Jun 26, 1852 |
View |
Annexation |
Oxford Township-White Hall Borough to Frankford Borough 1853 Annexation |
yes |
Apr 5, 1853 |
View |
New City District |
Belmont District 1853 Creation |
yes* |
Apr 15, 1853 |
View |
Dissolution |
Philadelphia City 1854 Consolidation |
yes |
Jun 30, 1854 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1855 Wards |
yes |
Apr 21, 1855 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1861 Wards |
yes |
Apr 12, 1861 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1865 Wards (1) |
yes |
Jan 1, 1865 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1865 Wards (2) |
yes |
Mar 23, 1865 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1866 Wards |
yes |
Apr 17, 1866 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1867 Wards |
yes |
Mar 14, 1867 |
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 |
Wards |
Philadelphia City 1872 Wards |
yes |
Jan 1, 1872 |
View |
City Classification |
Pennsylvania 1874 City Classification |
yes |
May 23, 1874 |
View |
Wards |
Philadelphia City 1875 Wards (1) |
yes |
Mar 2, 1875 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1875 Wards (2) |
yes |
Mar 3, 1875 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1888 Wards (1) |
yes |
Nov 14, 1888 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1888 Wards (2) |
yes |
Nov 14, 1888 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1889 Wards |
yes |
Nov 9, 1889 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1890 Wards |
yes |
Nov 11, 1890 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1892 Wards (1) |
yes |
Nov 22, 1892 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1892 Wards (2) |
yes |
Nov 25, 1892 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1896 Wards |
yes |
Nov 13, 1896 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City Reconstructed 1897 Wards |
yes? |
Nov 1897 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1898 Wards (1) |
yes |
Mar 18, 1898 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1898 Wards (2) |
yes |
Mar 18, 1898 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1899 Wards |
yes |
Nov 23, 1899 |
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First Class Township |
Cheltenham Township 1900 1st Class |
yes |
Mar 5, 1900 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1901 Wards |
yes |
Nov 16, 1901 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1905 Wards |
yes* |
Nov 23, 1905 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1906 Wards (1) |
yes |
Dec 3, 1906 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1906 Wards (2) |
yes |
Dec 7, 1906 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City March 1907 Wards |
yes* |
Mar 25, 1907 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City November 1907 Wards |
yes* |
Nov 20, 1907 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1913 Wards |
yes |
Dec 4, 1913 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1932 Wards |
yes |
Dec 16, 1932 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1936 Wards |
yes |
Dec 7, 1936 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1942 Wards |
yes |
Jun 5, 1942 |
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Charter Amendment (Annexation-General) |
Philadelphia City 1949 Charter Amendment (Annexation-General) |
yes+ |
1949 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1957 Wards |
yes* |
Jun 10, 1957 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1958 Wards |
yes |
May 22, 1958 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1961 Wards |
yes* |
Jun 15, 1961 |
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Wards |
Philadelphia City 1965 Wards |
yes* |
Dec 1, 1965 |