Government & Politics
Government Finances
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.
Who's Who
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
Call number: JK3630.A3, latest edition available at the Social Sciences Library Reference Desk, 2nd Floor Paterno Library; previous editions in 2nd Floor Paterno Library Stacks.
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 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.
Centre County Townships and Boroughs
- 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
Elections and the Legislature
- Congressional Directory
Call number: JK1011.U5, latest edition in Social Sciences Library Reference Collection, 2nd Floor Paterno Library; previous editions in 2nd Floor Paterno Library Stacks.
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 library users and to researchers with a Penn State Access Account
- Politics in America
Call number: JK1010.P64, latest edition at the Social Sciences Reference Desk, 2nd Floor Paterno Library; previous editions in 2nd Floor Paterno Library Stacks. - Almanac of American Politics
Call number: JK8.A45, 2nd Floor Paterno Library Stacks
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 [via the Libraries' Databases by Subject (A-Z List)]
- The Daily Collegian is also via the Libraries' Databases by Subject (A-Z List) as is the Daily Collegian Digital Archive (1887-1987) (available to library users and to researchers with a Penn State Access Account).
- Or use the Libraries' list of News Sources via the Find Articles and Databases by Subject page.
(e-reference)