Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Cass Township run?
Cass Township’s town government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $576 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cass Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Cass Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Minersville Area School District
Cass Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Branch Township, Foster Township, Minersville, Reilly Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,481 per pupil, $10,261 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.
Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $576 per resident a year, or $1.58 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: housing & development, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Cass 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 Cass Township yet
Every year of Cass 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 $1,495 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.27% of the home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Cass 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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Cass Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cass Township →
Who’s in charge in Cass Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cass Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on casstownship.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 466 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 (1,864).
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.
Cass Township’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cass Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Schuylkill County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.6%51,665 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.5%20,882 votesOthers: 0.9% (637 votes).
Most votes in Schuylkill County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Cass Township lies in Schuylkill County. Every 2024 race in Schuylkill County is on the county’s page.
Schuylkill 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 Cass Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: casstownship.org ↗
- 2Pennsylvania HouseState representatives
- 3Pennsylvania SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Pennsylvania
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Cass Township compares with the towns next door
Cass Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 7 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $504 to $4,704 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Butler Township | $504 | $2,884 |
| Branch Township | $540 | $2,990 |
| Minersville | $1,092 | $1,633 |
| Foster Township | $4,704 | $1,179 |
| Norwegian Township | estimate | $3,344 |
| New Castle Township | estimate | $1,226 |
| Reilly Township | estimate | $1,116 |
| Cass Township | estimate | $1,495 |
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 Cass Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Cass Township’s government
How much does Cass Township spend per resident?
About $576 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Cass Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Cass Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,495 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.27% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see casstownship.org.
Who runs Cass Township’s government?
See casstownship.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cass Township yet.
How did Cass Township vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cass Township alone. Schuylkill County, where 100% of Cass Township lies, voted Trump 70.6%, Harris 28.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cass Township?
4 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $19,134 (about $229,608 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Cass Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Dave Argall) and State House District 123 (Tim Twardzik). The House district also covers 25 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cass Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Cass 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 →