Universalist Meeting House of Sheshequin · Photo: Smallbones · CC0How is Sheshequin Township run?
Sheshequin Township’s town government spent $791,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $621 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Sheshequin Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Sheshequin Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Athens Area School District
Sheshequin Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Athens, Athens Township, Ridgebury Township, Smithfield Township, Ulster Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,882 per pupil, $12,751 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 $621 per resident a year, or $1.70 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 61%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Sheshequin 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 Sheshequin Township yet
Every year of Sheshequin 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 $2,390 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.12% 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 Sheshequin 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 Sheshequin Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sheshequin Township →
Who’s in charge in Sheshequin Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 424 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 (1,273).
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.
Sheshequin 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 Sheshequin Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bradford County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.5%22,937 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.6%7,990 votesOthers: 0.8% (265 votes).
Most votes in Bradford County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Sheshequin Township lies in Bradford County. Every 2024 race in Bradford County is on the county’s page.
Bradford 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 Sheshequin Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
How Sheshequin Township compares with the towns next door
Sheshequin Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 5 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $389 to $765 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Wysox Township | $389 | $1,847 |
| North Towanda Township | $581 | $1,978 |
| Ulster Township | $587 | $2,637 |
| Rome Township | $630 | $1,409 |
| Athens Township | $765 | $2,083 |
| Sheshequin Township | estimate | $2,390 |
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 Sheshequin Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Sheshequin Township’s government
How much does Sheshequin Township spend per resident?
About $621 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Sheshequin Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $800,000.
What is the property tax rate in Sheshequin Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,390 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.12% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Sheshequin Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sheshequin Township yet.
How did Sheshequin Township vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Sheshequin Township alone. Bradford County, where 100% of Sheshequin Township lies, voted Trump 73.5%, Harris 25.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sheshequin Township?
3 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $24,261 (about $291,132 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Sheshequin Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Gene Yaw) and State House District 110 (Tina Pickett). The House district also covers 49 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Sheshequin 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 Sheshequin 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 →