Government Detail
Summary
| Name | Level | Type/Class | Home Rule? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkins, Township of | municipality or lower | Township (Class: 1) | no |
Detail
| Census Creation Date | Created | Boundary Alteration Count | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 1821 | 20 |
Map
Related
| Name | Relationship | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allegheny, County of | Parent | current |
Identifier
| Detail | Type | Source | Identifier | Relationship | Web Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: County Subdivision | 4200385184 | Lead | |
| View | county | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | 953 | Lead | |
| View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Civil | 1215838 | Lead | View |
| View | other | Wikidata | Q1182124 | Lead | View |
| View | state | Pennsylvania DCED: Municipality | 023754 | Lead |
Affected Government
| Detail | How Affected | Adverse Government | How Adverse Affected | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Creation | Pitt, Township of (defunct) | Reduction | Nov 10, 1821 |
| View | Reduction | Adams, Township of (Allegheny, defunct) | Creation | Jul 8, 1850 |
| View | Reduction | Braddock, Borough of | Creation | Jun 8, 1867 |
| View | Reduction | Sterrett, Township of (defunct) | Creation | Sep 13, 1879 |
| View | Reduction | Braddock, Township of (defunct) | Creation | Mar 9, 1885 |
| View | Reduction | Turtle Creek, Borough of | Creation | Jul 28, 1892 |
| View | Reduction | East Pittsburgh, Borough of | Creation | Apr 9, 1895 |
| View | Reduction | Turtle Creek, Borough of | Expansion | Aug 27, 1898 |
| View | Reduction | Wilkinsburg, Borough of | Expansion | Jun 27, 1903 |
| View | Reduction | Wilkinsburg, Borough of | Expansion | Dec 29, 1904 |
| View | Reduction | Turtle Creek, Borough of | Expansion | Dec 20, 1910 |
| View | Reduction | Chalfant, Borough of | Creation | Dec 31, 1914 |
| View | Reduction? | North Braddock, Borough of | Expansion? | 1897–1915 |
| View | Reduction | Wilkinsburg, Borough of | Expansion | Sep 30, 1915 |
| View | Reduction | Forest Hills, Borough of | Creation | Jul 26, 1920 |
| View | Reduction | Wilkinsburg, Borough of | Expansion | Mar 3, 1921 |
| View | Reduction | Forest Hills, Borough of | Expansion | Nov 17, 1921 |
| View | Reduction | Forest Hills, Borough of | Expansion | 1922 |
| View | Reduction | Forest Hills, Borough of | Expansion | Jun 27, 1925 |
| View | Reduction | Churchill, Borough of | Creation | Mar 22, 1934 |
| View | Expansion | Penn Hills, Municipality of | Reduction | 1995–2003 |
Affected Government Form
| Detail | Government Form | Date |
|---|---|---|
| View | Township | Nov 10, 1821 |
| View | Township, 2nd Class | Apr 28, 1899 |
| View | Township, 1st Class | Mar 4, 1901 |
Other Successful Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Tribal Land Cession | Pennsylvania 1768 Tribal Land Cession | yes+ | 1768 |
| View | New Township | Bedford County 1771 Township Division | yes+ | Apr 16, 1771 |
| View | New Township | Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division | yes* | Apr 6, 1773 |
| 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 Name | McNair Township 1850 Creation | yes* | Aug 31, 1850 |
| View | New Name | Penn Township 1851 Creation | yes | Feb 10, 1851 |
| View | County Classification | Pennsylvania 1919 County Classification | yes | Jul 10, 1919 |
| View | New Name | Penn Hills Township 1958 Creation | yes | Jan 6, 1958 |
| View | Home Rule | Penn Hills Municipality 1976 Home Rule | yes | Jan 5, 1976 |
| View | Home Rule (County) | Allegheny County 2000 Home Rule | yes | Jan 1, 2000 |
Other Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | New Borough | Wilkinsburg Borough Proposed 1851 Creation | no* | 1851 |
| View | New Township | Wilkins Township Proposed 1858 Division | no* | 1858 |
| View | New School District | Wilkins Township Proposed 1870 Independent School District | no | 1870–1871 |
| View | New School District | North Versailles Township-Patton Township-Wilkins Township Proposed 1875 Independent School District | no* | 1875–1876 |
| View | Annexation | Pittsburgh City Ordinance 86 | no | 1873–1876 |
| View | New Township | Sterrett Township Proposed 1876 Creation | no | 1876 |
| View | New Township | Wilkins Township Proposed 1876 Division | no | 1876 |
| View | New Borough | Turtle Creek Borough Proposed 1891 Creation | no | 1891–1892 |
| View | Annexation | Wilkins Township-Turtle Creek Borough Proposed 1896 Annexation | no | 1896 |
| View | Annexation | Wilkinsburg Borough Ordinance 117 | no* | 1902 |
| View | New Borough | Chalfant Borough Proposed 1914 Creation | no | 1914 |
| View | New Borough | Forest Hills Borough Proposed 1917 Creation | no | 1917 |
| View | New Township | Wilkins Township Proposed 1917 Division | no | 1917 |
| View | Annexation | Forest Hills Borough Ordinance 15 | no | 1921 |
| View | Annexation | Turtle Creek Borough Ordinance 450 | no | 1925–1926 |
| View | New Borough | Wilkins Borough Proposed 1947 Creation | no | 1947–1948 |
| View | Annexation | Churchill Borough-Wilkins Township Proposed 1972 Annexation | no* | 1972 |
| View | Home Rule (County) | Allegheny County Proposed 1972 Home Rule | no | 1972–1974 |
| View | Home Rule (County) | Allegheny County Proposed 1977 Home Rule | no | 1977–1978 |