Franklin Pearson House · Photo: C.C. Woodburn · Public domainHow is Keosauqua run?
Keosauqua’s city government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,190 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Keosauqua is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,190 per resident a year, or $3.26 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$986 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Keosauqua’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($986 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. Keosauqua spent more than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($246,000), 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; Keosauqua itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 22% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Keosauqua reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $986 · 2023: $1,190.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,176 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.19% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Keosauqua’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 Keosauqua’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Keosauqua →
Who’s in charge in Keosauqua
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Keosauqua’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on keosauqua.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 115 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (920).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Van Buren County Community School District
Keosauqua’s K–12 school district, shared with Birmingham, Bonaparte, Cantril, Farmington, Hillsboro and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,062 per pupil, $9,404 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Keosauqua’s votes are counted by county
Iowa reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Keosauqua alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Van Buren County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.9%2,785 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.5%778 votesOthers: 1.6% (59 votes).
Most votes in Van Buren County: Donald J Trump
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Keosauqua lies in Van Buren County. Every 2024 race in Van Buren County is on the county’s page.
Van Buren 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 Keosauqua.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: keosauqua.com ↗
- 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.
Reach Keosauqua’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Keosauqua’s government
How much does Keosauqua spend per resident?
About $1,190 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $986 was more than 58% of 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Keosauqua?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,176 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.19% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see keosauqua.com.
Who runs Keosauqua’s government?
See keosauqua.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Keosauqua yet.
How did Keosauqua vote in 2024?
Iowa counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Keosauqua alone. Van Buren County, where 100% of Keosauqua lies, voted Trump 76.9%, Harris 21.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Keosauqua?
8 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $34,756 (about $417,072 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Keosauqua in the state legislature?
State Senate District 44 (Adrian Dickey) and State House District 87 (Jeff Shipley). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Keosauqua’s 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 →