Photo: Keith DeBard · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Shawnee run?
Shawnee’s village government spent $253,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $397 per resident. Water and other utilities ($92,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Shawnee is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $397 per resident a year, or $1.09 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 47%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$397 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Shawnee’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($397 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 $251–$774. Shawnee spent less than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($119,000), 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; Shawnee itself left out).
No trend yet
Shawnee reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $929 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.30% 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 Shawnee’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Shawnee’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Shawnee →
Who’s in charge in Shawnee
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 638 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 (638).
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.
Southern Local School District
Shawnee’s K–12 school district, shared with Coal Township, Corning, Hemlock, New Straitsville, Pleasant Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,963 per pupil, $12,565 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.
Shawnee’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Shawnee alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Perry County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.9%13,062 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.4%3,800 votesOthers: 0.8% (129 votes).
Most votes in Perry County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Shawnee lies in Perry County. Every 2024 race in Perry County is on the county’s page.
Perry 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 Shawnee.
- 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 Shawnee’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Shawnee’s government
How much does Shawnee spend per resident?
About $397 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 $397 was less than 59% of 320 Ohio cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Shawnee?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $929 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.30% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Shawnee’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Shawnee yet.
How did Shawnee vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Shawnee alone. Perry County, where 100% of Shawnee lies, voted Trump 76.9%, Harris 22.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Shawnee?
1 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $20,649 (about $247,788 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Shawnee in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Shane Wilkin) and State House District 92 (Mark Johnson). The House district also covers 55 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 →