Social Sciences Library

Census of Governments
Provides information on government expenditures down to the county level.
Available in print in the Social Sciences Library Census Collection, 2nd Floor Paterno Library.
Also available online via the U.S. Census Bureau.

For information on government structure and lists of officials, use the following directories. Federal, state, and local directories are listed. As you use these directories, play close attention to the dates of publication and determine if each has the results from the most recent election. Most of these sources should be double checked by using the Web sites listed or by calling the various offices if elections were held within the last 6-9 months.

• Pennsylvania Manual
  Also available online via the Pennsylvania Department of General Services.

• Pennsylvania Government Page

The following sites all have some directory information as well publications of the organization.

• CentreCounty.org

• CentreConnect
  "Your link to government, education, and nonprofit information in Centre County, PA"

  • Centre County Government

  • Centre County Planning Commission

• Centre Region Council of Governments

• SEDA-COG (Susquehanna Economic Development Association-Council of Governments)
  includes Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, and Union Counties.

• Bellefonte Borough

  see also Bellefonte.com

• Benner Township

• Boggs Township

• Burnside Township

• Centre Hall Borough

• College Township

• Curtin Township

• Ferguson Township

• Gregg Township

• Haines Township

• Halfmoon Township

• Harris Township

• Howard Borough

• Howard Township

• Huston Township

• Liberty Township

• Marion Township

• Miles Township

• Milesburg Borough

• Millheim Borough

• Patton Township

• Penn Township

• Philipsburg Borough

• Port Matilda Borough

• Potter Township

• Rush Township

• Snow Shoe Borough

• Snow Shoe Township

• South Philispburg Borough

• Spring Township

• State College Borough

• Taylor Township

• Union Township

• Unionville Borough

• Walker Township

• Worth Township

• Congressional Directory
  Also available online via the U.S. Government Printing Office.

• Thomas : Legislative Information from the Library of Congress

• Project Vote Smart
  gives biographical information about elected officials at the federal and state level.

• Congressional Web Pages via the University of Michigan Library Documents Center

• LexisNexis Congressional available to all researchers in the Libraries and outside the Libraries to researchers with a Penn State Access Account

• Politics in America

• Almanac of American Politics

Local election information can be found:

• Centre County Office of Elections and Voter Registration

• The Centre Daily Times carries election information and other local news. Past issues of the CDT  are available in America's Newspapers
  

• The Daily Collegian and the Daily Collegian Digital Archive (1887-1987)