How is Shady Point run?
Shady Point’s town government spent $290,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $291 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Shady Point didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Shady Point is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $652 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Shady Point’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 Shady Point’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Shady Point →
About $291 per resident a year, or $0.80 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 52%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Shady Point 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 Shady Point yet
Every year of Shady Point’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 →Who’s in charge in Shady Point
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 249 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (997).
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.
Shady Point Public School
Shady Point’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,936 per pupil, $7,291 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.
Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Shady Point’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Shady Point alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Le Flore County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.8%15,333 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.0%3,184 votesOthers: 1.3% (237 votes).
Most votes in Le Flore County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Shady Point lies in Le Flore County. Every 2024 race in Le Flore County is on the county’s page.
Le Flore 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 Shady Point.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Oklahoma HouseState representatives
- 3Oklahoma SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Shady Point compares with the towns next door
Shady Point’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Poteau | estimate | $1,027 |
| Shady Point | estimate | $652 |
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 Shady Point’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Shady Point’s government
How much does Shady Point spend per resident?
About $291 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Shady Point didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $441,000.
What is the property tax rate in Shady Point?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $652 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Shady Point’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Shady Point yet.
How did Shady Point vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Shady Point alone. Le Flore County, where 100% of Shady Point lies, voted Trump 81.8%, Harris 17.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Shady Point?
4 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $26,090 (about $313,080 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Shady Point in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (George Burns) and State House District 3 (Rick West). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Shady Point’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 Shady Point, 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 →