Decatur Township, PA Public Records
Decatur Township is a township with its own local government in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, with an estimated population of 2,926 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 45.1 square miles of land. That is down about 42 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Decatur Township Office
Decatur Township's own township government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the township secretary under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the township; see the offices below.
📇 Decatur Township Contact on File
| Government | Township Of Decatur |
| Contact listed | Secretary Treasurer |
| Mailing address | 3585 US Hwy 522 N, Lewistown, PA 17444 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.decaturtownship.info |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. The website was reported by the government and was answering when we last checked. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Decatur
Decatur Township is in Mifflin County. In Pennsylvania, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Recorder of Deeds. Divorce cases in Pennsylvania are heard by the Court of Common Pleas in each county. Wills and estates in Pennsylvania are handled by the county Register of Wills and the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas.
📍 Mifflin County at a Glance
| County | Mifflin County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 45,935 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Mifflin County Prothonotary (Mifflin County Courthouse)
| Address | Mifflin County Courthouse, 20 North Wayne Street, Lewistown, PA 17044 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (717) 248-8146 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Civil case records of the Court of Common Pleas (lawsuits, judgments, liens, divorce) |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | pacourts.us/…/prothonotaries ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Mifflin County Register of Wills
| Address | Mifflin County Courthouse, 20 North Wayne Street, Lewistown, PA 17044 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (717) 242-1449 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Wills and estate (probate) records |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | pacourts.us/…/registers-of-wills ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Mifflin County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Decatur
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Decatur, PA:
📋 Decatur Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Pennsylvania Department of Health – Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Pennsylvania are issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. |
| Deeds & property records | In Pennsylvania, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Recorder of Deeds. |
| Court cases & divorce | Mifflin County courthouse. Divorce cases in Pennsylvania are heard by the Court of Common Pleas in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Pennsylvania are handled by the county Register of Wills and the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas. |
| State court system | Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania |
| Sex offender registry | Pennsylvania Megan's Law Website (PA State Police) |