Photo: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5Timpson spent more per resident in 2022 than 80% of similar cities
Timpson’s city government spent $962,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $851 per resident. Water and other utilities ($89,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Timpson is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$851 per resident in 2022: more than 80% of them
Timpson’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($851 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $428, and the middle half spent $184–$750. Timpson spent more than 80% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($195,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Timpson itself left out).
About $851 per resident a year, or $2.33 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 73%.
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No trend yet
Timpson reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Timpson
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Timpson’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityoftimpson.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 188 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 (1,130).
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.
Timpson Independent School District
Timpson’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,172 per pupil, $9,187 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.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Timpson’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Timpson alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Shelby County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.1%8,164 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.5%1,741 votesOthers: 0.4% (43 votes).
Most votes in Shelby County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Timpson lies in Shelby County. Every 2024 race in Shelby County is on the county’s page.
Shelby 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 Timpson.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityoftimpson.com ↗
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Timpson’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Timpson’s government
How much does Timpson spend per resident?
About $851 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $851 was more than 80% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Timpson’s government?
See cityoftimpson.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Timpson yet.
How did Timpson vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Timpson alone. Shelby County, where 100% of Timpson lies, voted Trump 82.1%, Harris 17.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Timpson?
6 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $22,718 (about $272,616 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Timpson in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Robert Nichols) and State House District 11 (Joanne Shofner). The House district also covers 23 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Timpson’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; 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 →