Located in beautiful northwest Pennsylvania, the City of Titusville serves as the hub of activity for the region encompassing the Titusville Area School District. This area includes portions of Crawford, Venango and Warren Counties. The City of Titusville covers 2.6 square miles with approximately 30 miles of roadway, and has a population of just over 6100. Titusville is known as "The Birthplace of the Oil Industry" and home to Drake Well Museum, site of the world's first commercially successful oil well.
In 1847, Titusville was incorporated as a borough. In 1865, the discovery of oil brought tremendous industrial growth to the region and a population boom. The borough form of government soon proved ineffective. In 1866, the state legislature approved Titusville's change to "city" status. Joel N. Angier became the first mayor and eight men were chosen to form a Common Council (two from each of the City's four wards). During the first twelve years under this form of government, the mayor could only serve for one year.
In 1878, a "Select Council" system was established, with a total of 16 council seats being available. Each ward received one seat, then the other twelve were divided according to the population of each ward. The mayor's term was changed to two years. Eventually, the government evolved from a Mayor - Council to a Commission.
The most recent form of government, Council - Manager, was established in 1964. A council of five elected officials now governs the City of Titusville. After the elected council have been sworn into office, they appoint a Mayor and Deputy Mayor from the council. Council members are elected for a four-year term with no term limit. Titusville operates under Pennsylvania's optional Council/Manager charter and employs a City Manager to administer the day-to-day operations of the City.