Photo: Photolitherland · CC BY-SA 3.0Powhatan spent less per resident in 2022 than 96% of similar cities
Powhatan’s town government spent $3,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $45 per resident.
What stands out about how Powhatan is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$45 per resident in 2022: less than 96% of them
Powhatan’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($45 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $356, and the middle half spent $179–$644. Powhatan spent less than 96% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Powhatan itself left out).
About $45 per resident a year, or $0.12 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
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No trend yet
Powhatan reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $327 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.28% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Powhatan’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 Powhatan’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Powhatan →
Who’s in charge in Powhatan
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lawrence County School District
Powhatan’s K–12 school district, shared with Alicia, Black Rock, Portia, Walnut Ridge. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,268 per pupil, $7,078 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.
Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Powhatan’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Powhatan alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lawrence County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.0%4,608 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.0%965 votesOthers: 2.1% (119 votes).
Most votes in Lawrence County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Powhatan lies in Lawrence County. Every 2024 race in Lawrence County is on the county’s page.
Lawrence 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 Powhatan.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Arkansas HouseState representatives
- 3Arkansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arkansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Powhatan’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Powhatan’s government
How much does Powhatan spend per resident?
About $45 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $45 was less than 96% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Powhatan?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $327 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.28% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Powhatan’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Powhatan yet.
How did Powhatan vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Powhatan alone. Lawrence County, where 100% of Powhatan lies, voted Trump 81.0%, Harris 17.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Powhatan?
0 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $584 (about $7,008 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Powhatan in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (John Payton) and State House District 28 (Bart Schulz). The House district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →