Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCecil spent less per resident in 2022 than 78% of similar cities
Cecil’s village government spent $41,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $232 per resident.
What stands out about how Cecil is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$232 per resident in 2022: less than 78% of them
Cecil’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($232 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 320 Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $460, and the middle half spent $252–$774. Cecil spent less than 78% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($27,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cecil itself left out).
About $232 per resident a year, or $0.64 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 66%.
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No trend yet
Cecil reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Cecil
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Paulding Exempted Village School District
Cecil’s K–12 school district, shared with Brown Township, Emerald Township, Melrose, Oakwood, Paulding and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,004 per pupil, $10,148 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.
Cecil’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Cecil alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Paulding County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.7%7,203 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.4%1,987 votesOthers: 0.9% (86 votes).
Most votes in Paulding County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Cecil lies in Paulding County. Every 2024 race in Paulding County is on the county’s page.
Paulding County’s 2024 results →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 Cecil.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Ohio HouseState representatives
- 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.
Reach Cecil’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cecil’s government
How much does Cecil spend per resident?
About $232 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $232 was less than 78% of 320 Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Cecil’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cecil yet.
How did Cecil vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Cecil alone. Paulding County, where 100% of Cecil lies, voted Trump 77.7%, Harris 21.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cecil?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,148 (about $25,776 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cecil in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Rob McColley) and State House District 82 (Roy Klopfenstein). The House district also covers 83 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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; 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 →