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York County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 5, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month (5th Wednesday when applicable), 10:00 AM.
Meeting location: Commissioners' Meeting Room, 2nd floor, York County Administrative Center, 28 E. Market St., York, PA.
County Clerk: Laura Shue · 717-771-9213 · lshue@yorkcountypa.gov
Agendas posted at: https://yorkcountypa.gov/817/Meeting-Agendas-and-Minutes
Board of County Commissioners: Traditional 3-member Board of Commissioners (elected at large). President Commissioner: Julie Wheeler. Vice President Commissioner: J. Scott Burford. Commissioner: Doug Hoke. (York also participates in a separate bimonthly "Joint Board of Commissioners" with Adams County for shared regional functions — not York's own governing body.)

Sources

https://yorkcountypa.gov/323/Meet-the-Commissioners

Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

City: York

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Boroughs (36)

Cross Roads
Dallastown
Delta
Dillsburg (official website, opens in a new tab)
Dover (official website, opens in a new tab)
East Prospect
Fawn Grove
Felton
Franklintown
Glen Rock
Goldsboro
Hallam (official website, opens in a new tab)
Hanover
Jacobus (official website, opens in a new tab)
Jefferson (official website, opens in a new tab)
Lewisberry (official website, opens in a new tab)
Loganville
Manchester (official website, opens in a new tab)
Mount Wolf (official website, opens in a new tab)
New Freedom
New Salem (official website, opens in a new tab)
North York
Railroad
Red Lion (official website, opens in a new tab)
Seven Valleys (official website, opens in a new tab)
Shrewsbury (official website, opens in a new tab)
Spring Grove (official website, opens in a new tab)
Stewartstown
Wellsville
West York (official website, opens in a new tab)
Windsor
Winterstown (official website, opens in a new tab)
Wrightsville (official website, opens in a new tab)
Yoe (official website, opens in a new tab)
York Haven
Yorkana

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (16)

Central York SD
Dallastown Area SD
Dover Area SD
Eastern York SD
Hanover Public SD
Northeastern York SD
Northern York County SD
Red Lion Area SD
South Eastern SD
South Western SD
Southern York County SD
Spring Grove Area SD
West Shore SD
West York Area SD
York City SD
York Suburban SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Education (2)

York County Vocational Technical School Authority
York-Liu Joint Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)

York City Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Industrial Development (1)