How is Whelen Springs run?
Whelen Springs’ town government spent $23,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $271 per resident.
What stands out about how Whelen Springs is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $271 per resident a year, or $0.74 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 39%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$271 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Whelen Springs’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($271 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. Whelen Springs spent less than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Whelen Springs itself left out).
No trend yet
Whelen Springs reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $457 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Whelen Springs’ 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 Whelen Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Whelen Springs →
Who’s in charge in Whelen Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Gurdon School District
Whelen Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Gurdon, Okolona. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,071 per pupil, $8,379 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.
Whelen Springs’ votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Whelen Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clark County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.1%4,526 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.6%2,959 votesOthers: 2.2% (172 votes).
Most votes in Clark County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Whelen Springs lies in Clark County. Every 2024 race in Clark County is on the county’s page.
Clark 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 Whelen Springs.
- 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 Whelen Springs’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Whelen Springs’ government
How much does Whelen Springs spend per resident?
About $271 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $271 was less than 61% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Whelen Springs’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Whelen Springs yet.
How did Whelen Springs vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Whelen Springs alone. Clark County, where 100% of Whelen Springs lies, voted Trump 59.1%, Harris 38.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Whelen Springs?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $867 (about $10,404 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Whelen Springs in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Steve Crowell) and State House District 89 (Justin Gonzales). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Whelen Springs’ government
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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 →