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Town Hall · Buckheart Township

In Buckheart Township, 65% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Illinois

Buckheart Township’s town government spent $149,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $111 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Buckheart Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$149,000
year to March 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$111
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$7,000
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 14 part-time · March payroll $3,804
Typical tax bill
$2,092
1.87% of home value · IL 2.01%

What stands out about how Buckheart Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Canton Union School District 66

Buckheart Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Banner, Canton, Canton Township, Dunfermline, Norris and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Buckheart Township →
$15,539
per pupil · IL $21,567
2,098
students
$8.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,539 per pupil, $7,824 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 31%State 54%Federal 15%

Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.

Also serving Buckheart Township

Lewistown Community Unit School District 97 · $16,847 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $111 per resident a year, or $0.30 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 62%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 37%From the state 36%Interest, fines & other 27%
An estimate

Buckheart Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Interest on debt $1,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $176,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Buckheart Township yet

Every year of Buckheart Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,092 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.87% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Illinois$5,298
Canton Township$2,444
Canton$2,418
Putman Township$2,409
Buckheart Township$2,092
Liverpool Township$1,988
Banner Township$1,858
$2,092
typical bill a year
1.87%
effective rate
$112,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Buckheart Township’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 Buckheart Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Buckheart Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Buckheart Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Buckheart Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Buckheart Township yet.
Elections · 2024 general election

How Buckheart Township voted in 2024

Official results for Buckheart Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President690 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican58.3%402 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat38.4%265 votes

Others: 3.3% (23 votes).

Most votes in Buckheart Township: Donald J Trump

Fulton County: Trump 60.6%, Harris 36.9% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%

Turnout
65%

of Buckheart Township’s 1,069 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Illinois: 62%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. House · Illinois’s 17th District312,828 votes
Eric SorensenDemocrat54.4%
Joe McGrawRepublican45.6%

Most votes in the district: Eric Sorensen

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Buckheart Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Buckheart Township58.3%38.4%3.3%690
Fulton County60.6%36.9%2.5%16,219
Illinois43.5%54.4%2.2%5,633,310
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Buckheart Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Buckheart Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Illinois HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Illinois SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Buckheart Township compares with the towns next door

Buckheart Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $63 to $692 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Canton Township$63$2,444
Putman Township$122$2,409
Liverpool Township$235$1,988
Banner Township$692$1,858
Cantonestimate$2,418
Buckheart Townshipestimate$2,092

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Buckheart Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Buckheart Township’s government

How much does Buckheart Township spend per resident?

About $111 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Buckheart Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $176,000.

What is the property tax rate in Buckheart Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,092 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.87% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Buckheart Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Buckheart Township yet.

How did Buckheart Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 58.3%, Kamala D Harris 38.4% (690 votes, official results). Fulton County: Trump 60.6%, Harris 36.9%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.

How many people work for Buckheart Township?

0 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,804 (about $45,648 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Buckheart Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 47 (Neil Anderson) and State House District 94 (Norine Hammond). The House district also covers 203 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Buckheart Township’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 (for Buckheart Township, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →