Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Shade Gap run?
Shade Gap’s borough government spent $13,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $148 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Shade Gap didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Shade Gap is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
Southern Huntingdon County School District
Shade Gap’s K–12 school district, shared with Cass Township, Cassville, Clay Township, Cromwell Township, Dublin Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,431 per pupil, $8,895 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 $148 per resident a year, or $0.41 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Shade Gap 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 Shade Gap yet
Every year of Shade Gap’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the borough 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 $650 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% 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 Shade Gap’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 Shade Gap’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Shade Gap →
Who’s in charge in Shade Gap
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Shade Gap’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Shade Gap alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Huntingdon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.1%17,627 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.2%5,368 votesOthers: 0.7% (161 votes).
Most votes in Huntingdon County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Shade Gap lies in Huntingdon County. Every 2024 race in Huntingdon County is on the county’s page.
Huntingdon 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 Shade Gap.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
Reach Shade Gap’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Shade Gap’s government
How much does Shade Gap spend per resident?
About $148 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Shade Gap didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $13,000.
What is the property tax rate in Shade Gap?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $650 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the borough’s assessor.
Who runs Shade Gap’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Shade Gap yet.
How did Shade Gap vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Shade Gap alone. Huntingdon County, where 100% of Shade Gap lies, voted Trump 76.1%, Harris 23.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Shade Gap?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $102 (about $1,224 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Shade Gap in the state legislature?
State Senate District 30 (Judy Ward) and State House District 81 (Rich Irvin). The House district also covers 52 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Shade Gap’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 Shade Gap, 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 →