Photo: Nyttend · Public domainIn Catawba Island Township, 83% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Catawba Island Township’s town government spent $2.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $684 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Catawba Island Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Catawba Island Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Port Clinton City School District
Catawba Island Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Erie Township, Port Clinton, Portage Township, Bay Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,358 per pupil, $10,634 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $684 per resident a year, or $1.87 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 34%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Catawba Island Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Catawba Island Township yet
Every year of Catawba Island Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $3,419 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.93% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Catawba Island Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Catawba Island Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Catawba Island Township →
Who’s in charge in Catawba Island Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Catawba Island Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on catawbaislandtownship.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 206 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,504).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Catawba Island Township voted in 2024
Official results for Catawba Island Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.4%1,867 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.1%1,019 votesOthers: 0.5% (14 votes).
Most votes in Catawba Island Township: Donald J Trump
Ottawa County: Trump 62.1%, Harris 37.0% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Catawba Island Township’s 3,510 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Catawba Island Township: Bernie Moreno
Ottawa County: Moreno 56.2%, Brown 39.9% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Marcy Kaptur
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Catawba Island Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba Island Township | 64.4% | 35.1% | 0.5% | 2,900 |
| Ottawa County | 62.1% | 37.0% | 0.9% | 23,956 |
| Ohio | 55.1% | 43.9% | 0.9% | 5,767,788 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Catawba Island Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: catawbaislandtownship.com ↗
- 2Ohio HouseState representativesDistrict 89
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Catawba Island Township compares with the towns next door
Catawba Island Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $451 to $2,765 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Portage Township | $451 | $2,640 |
| Put-in-Bay Township | $2,765 | $4,386 |
| Danbury Township | estimate | $2,901 |
| Catawba Island Township | estimate | $3,419 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Catawba Island Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Catawba Island Township’s government
How much does Catawba Island Township spend per resident?
About $684 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Catawba Island Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Catawba Island Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,419 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.93% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see catawbaislandtownship.com.
Who runs Catawba Island Township’s government?
See catawbaislandtownship.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Catawba Island Township yet.
How did Catawba Island Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 64.4%, Kamala D Harris 35.1% (2,900 votes, official results). Ottawa County: Trump 62.1%, Harris 37.0%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Catawba Island Township?
17 full-time and 69 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $140,253 (about $1.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Catawba Island Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Theresa Gavarone) and State House District 89. The House district also covers 36 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Catawba Island Township’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Catawba Island Township, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →