45Westmoreland.-Totals include population of Cokeville borough (409 in 1910), annexed to Derry township, and of Vandergrift Heights borough (3,438 in 1910), annexed to Vandergrift borough since 1910. Total for 1910 also includes population (813) of McMahon borough, innexed, together with part of Rostraver township, to Monessen borough since 1910; Monessen borough incorporated as a city since 1920. Parts of Hempfield township annexed to Greensburg and Jeanette boroughs, and Export borough incorporated from part of Franklin township, since 1910. Trafford borough located in Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties; no population "eported in 1910 for that part in Allegheny County. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA Indiana, March 30, 1803, formed of a part of Westmoreland and Lycoming. Jefferson, March 26, 1804, formed of a part of Lycoming. Juniata, March 2, 1831, formed of a part of Mifflin. Lackawanna, August 13, 1878, formed of a part of Luzerne. Lancaster, May 10, 1729, formed of a part of Chester. Lawrence, March 20, 1849, formed of a part of Beaver and Mercer. Lebanon, February 16, 1813, formed of a part of Dauphin and Lancaster. Lehigh, March 6, 1812, formed of a part of Northampton. Luzerne, September 25, 1786, formed of a part of Northumberland. Lycoming, April 13, 1795, formed of a part of Northumberland. 39. 40. 41. 12. McKean, March 26, 1804, formed of a part of Lycoming. 43. 11. Cambria, March 26, 1804, formed of a part of Huntingdon, Somerset and Bedford. Mercer, March 12, 1800, formed of a part of Allegheny. 44. Miffin, September 19, 1789, formed of a part of Cumberland and Northumber land. Monroe, April 1, 1836, formed of a part of Northampton and Pike. Montgomery, September 10, 1784, formed of a part of Philadelphia. Montour, May 3, 1850, formed of a part of Columbia. Northampton, March 11, 1752, formed of a part of Bucks. Northumberland, March 21, 1772, formed of a part of Lancaster. Cumberland, Berks. Bedford and Northampton. Perry, March 22. of Cumberland. 1820, formed of a part Philadelphia,† one of the three original counties established at the first settlement of the Province in 1682. Pike, March 26, 1814, formed of a part of Wayne. Potter, March 26, 1804, formed of a part of Lycoming. Schuylkill, March 1, 1811, formed of a part of Berks, and Northampton. Snyder, March 2, 1855, formed of a part of Union. Somerset, April 17, 1795, formed of a part of Bedford. 57. Sullivan, March 15, 1847, formed of a part of Lycoming. 58. 26. Fayette. September 26, 1783, formed of a part of Westmoreland. 39. 27. Forest, April 11, 1848, formed of a part of Jefferson and Venango. ‡ 30. 28. Franklin, September 9, 1784, formed of a part of Cumberland. 31. 62. 31. Huntingdon, September 20, 1787, formed of a part of Bedford. 83. 64. Susquehanna, February 21, 1810, formed of a part of Luzerne. Tioga, March 26, 1804, formed of a part of Lycoming. Union, March 22, 1813, formed of a part of Northumberland. Venango, March 12, 1800, formed of a part of Allegheny and Lycoming. Warren, March 12, 1800, formed of a part of Allegheny and Lycoming. Washington, March 28, 1781, formed of a part of Westmoreland. Wayne, March 21, 1798, formed of a part of Northampton. Westmoreland, February 26, 1773, formed of a part of Bedford and, in 1785, part of the purchase of 1784 was added thereto. Wyoming, April 4, 1842, formed of a part of Luzerne. York, August 19, 1749, formed of a part of Lancaster. ACT CLASSIFYING THE COUNTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA. AN ACT Those having a population of one hundred thousand and more but less than one hundred fifth class. Dividing the counties of this Commonwealth fifty thousand inhabitants, shall constitute the into eight classes; designating the mode of ascertaining and changing the classification of counties; and providing for the regulation of their affairs according to their respective classes. Whereas, One of the justices of the Supreme Court in Я concurring opinion expressed the thought that counties had never been classified as had cities; and Whereas, The General Assembly has heretofore for the purposes of legislation on particular subjects classified counties without regard to any uniformity general or classification, many of which acts have been declared unconstitutional; and Whereas, The great diversity in population and the physical condition of the several counties requires separate laws for their government and the regulation of their affairs; therefore, Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That for the purposes of legislation and the regulation of their affairs, counties of this Commonwealth now in existence and those hereafter erected shall be divided into eight classes as follows: Those having a population of one million Ave hundred thousand inhabitants and over, shall constitute the first class. Those having a population of eight hundred thousand and more but less than one million five hundred thousand inhabitants, shall constitute the second class. Those having a population of two hundred and fifty thousand and more but less than eight hundred thousand inhabitants, shall constitute the third class. Those having a population of one hundred ifty thousand and more but less than two hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants, shall constitute the fourth class, Those having a population of fifty thousand and more but less than one hundred thousand inhabitants, shall constitute the sixth class. Those having a population of twenty thousand and more but less than fifty thousand inhalitants, shall constitute the seventh class. Those having a population of less than twenty thousand inhabitants, shall constitute the eighth class. census. Section 2. The classification of counties shall be ascertained and fixed according to their population by reference, from time to time, to the last preceding decennial United States Whenever it shall appear by any such census that any county has attained a population entitling it to an advance in classification as herein prescribed, it shall be the duty of the Governor, under the great seal of this Commonwealth, to certify that fact accordingly, which certificate shall be forwarded to the recorder of deeds of the proper county, and be recorded in his office. Section 3. The affairs of counties shall hereafter be legislated for, and regulated by, the general laws of this Commonwealth applicable to all counties or to particular classes as herein fixed and appointed. All laws hereafter adopted by the General Assembly for one or more of the classes herein fixed and appointed shall be deemed to be general laws. Section 4. All acts and parts of acts of Assembly relative to the several counties of this Commonwealth in force prior to the adoption of this act shall remain in force in the same manner and with the same effect in the several counties as prior to the adoption of this act. (Act of July 10, 1919, P. L. 887.) CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTIES, CENSUS 1920. FIRST CLASS COUNTY: Philadelphia. SECOND CLASS COUNTY: Allegheny. THIRD CLASS COUNTIES: Lackawanna, Luzerne, Westmoreland. FOURTH CLASS COUNTIES: Berks, Cambria, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Lancaster, Montgomery, Northampton, Schuylkill, Washington. FIFTH CLASS COUNTIES: Beaver, Blair, Chester, Clearfield, Lehigh, Northumberland, York. SIXTH CLASS COUNTIES: Armstrong, Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Crawford, Cumberland, Franklin, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lycoming, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, SEVENTH CLASS COUNTIES: Adams, Bedford, Centre, Clarion, Clinton, Columbia, Elk, Greene, Huntingdon, McKean, Mimlin, Monroe, Perry, Potter, Susquehanna, Tioga, Warren. Wayne. EIGHTH CLASS COUNTIES: est, Fulton, Juniata, Montour, Sullivan, Union, Wyoming. Cameron, ForPike, Snyder, |