Photo: SalamanderEmergency · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Swanton Township run?
Swanton Township’s town government spent $785,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $256 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Swanton Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Swanton Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Swanton Local School District
Swanton Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Swanton, Harding Township, Spencer Township, Swan Creek Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,382 per pupil, $8,728 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.
Anthony Wayne Local School District · $13,122 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $256 per resident a year, or $0.70 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 44%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Swanton 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 Swanton Township yet
Every year of Swanton 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 $2,931 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.37% 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 Swanton 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 Swanton Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Swanton Township →
Who’s in charge in Swanton Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 1,024 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 (3,071).
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.
Swanton Township’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Swanton Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lucas County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat55.8%106,320 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican43.2%82,398 votesOthers: 0.9% (1,807 votes).
Most votes in Lucas County: Kamala D Harris
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Swanton Township lies in Lucas County. Every 2024 race in Lucas County is on the county’s page.
Lucas 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 Swanton Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
How Swanton Township compares with the towns next door
Swanton Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $181 to $1,134 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Swan Creek Township | $181 | $2,671 |
| Harding Township | $273 | $3,638 |
| Whitehouse | $1,134 | $3,739 |
| Waterville Township | estimate | $4,606 |
| Monclova Township | estimate | $6,028 |
| Providence Township | estimate | $2,771 |
| Swanton Township | estimate | $2,931 |
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 Swanton Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Swanton Township’s government
How much does Swanton Township spend per resident?
About $256 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Swanton Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $785,000.
What is the property tax rate in Swanton Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,931 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.37% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Swanton Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Swanton Township yet.
How did Swanton Township vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Swanton Township alone. Lucas County, where 100% of Swanton Township lies, voted Harris 55.8%, Trump 43.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Swanton Township?
3 full-time and 26 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $33,174 (about $398,088 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Swanton Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Theresa Gavarone) and State House District 44 (Josh Williams). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Swanton 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 Swanton 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 →