Logan Center School No.5 · Photo: CelticClicker · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Gillett Grove run?
Gillett Grove’s city government spent $45,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $957 per resident.
What stands out about how Gillett Grove is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Spencer Community School District
Gillett Grove’s K–12 school district, shared with Dickens, Spencer. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,383 per pupil, $8,078 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.
Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
Sioux Central Community School District · $13,936 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $957 per resident a year, or $2.62 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 49%.
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$957 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Gillett Grove’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($957 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $900, and the middle half spent $632–$1,190. Gillett Grove spent more than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Gillett Grove itself left out).
No trend yet
Gillett Grove reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Gillett Grove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Gillett Grove’s votes are counted by county
Iowa reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gillett Grove alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clay County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.0%6,047 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.8%2,367 votesOthers: 1.2% (100 votes).
Most votes in Clay County: Donald J Trump
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Gillett Grove lies in Clay County. Every 2024 race in Clay County is on the county’s page.
Clay 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 Gillett Grove.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Iowa HouseState representatives
- 3Iowa SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Gillett Grove’s government
How much does Gillett Grove spend per resident?
About $957 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 $957 was more than 56% of 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Gillett Grove’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gillett Grove yet.
How did Gillett Grove vote in 2024?
Iowa counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gillett Grove alone. Clay County, where 100% of Gillett Grove lies, voted Trump 71.0%, Harris 27.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gillett Grove?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,963 (about $35,556 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Gillett Grove in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Lynn Evans) and State House District 6 (Megan Jones). The House district also covers 15 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 →