Government Detail

Summary

Name Level Type/Class Home Rule?
Sharon, Borough of (defunct) municipality or lower Borough no

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
Oct 6, 1841 Oct 6, 1841 10 Jan 5, 1920

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Mercer, County of Parent most recent

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County Subdivision 4208569720
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: Place 4269720
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1215447 Historic View
View other Wikidata Q1184891 Historic View

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation (Within) Hickory, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Part Oct 6, 1841
View Separation Hickory, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Reduction Mar 17, 1842
View Expansion Hickory, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Reduction 1854
View Expansion Hickory, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Reduction 1868
View Expansion Hickory, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Reduction 1870
View Expansion Hickory, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Reduction 1873
View Ascertainment Brookfield, Township of (Trumbull) (OH) Ascertainment 1878–1887
View Expansion Hickory, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Reduction 1887
View Expansion Hickory, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Reduction 1902
View Expansion South Sharon, Borough of (defunct) Reduction Jul 6, 1903
View Expansion Hickory, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Reduction 1917
View Expansion Hickory, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Reduction Jan 24, 1917
View Expansion Hickory, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Reduction May 15, 1917
View Old Name Sharon, City of New Name Jan 5, 1920

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View Borough (1834 Act) Oct 6, 1841
View Borough (Title 8) Nov 23, 1855

Other Successful Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Election Districts Sharon Borough 1873 Election Districts yes* 1872–1873
View County Classification Pennsylvania 1919 County Classification yes Jul 10, 1919

Government Action

Detail Action Date Approved Effective Location
View Ordinance Jun 12, 1854
View Ordinance 1870
View Ordinance Mar 14, 1873
View Ordinance Aug 1, 1901 Aug 1, 1901
View Ordinance Mar 17, 1902 Mar 17, 1902
View Ordinance: Annexing certain land in Hickory Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, lying adjacent to the said Borough on the North, upon petition of the majority of the freeholders thereof Oct 3, 1916 Oct 3, 1916
View Ordinance 418: Annexing certain land in Hickory Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, lying adjacent to the said Borough on the east, upon petition of the majority of the freeholders thereof May 3, 1917 May 3, 1917
View Ordinance 423: Annexing certain land in Hickory Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, lying adjacent to said Borough on the North, upon petition of the majority of the freeholders thereof Dec 4, 1917 Dec 4, 1917

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Annexation Sharon Borough 1901 Ordinance no* 1901–1902
View Annexation Sharon Borough-Farrell Borough Proposed 1913 Annexation no* 1913