Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Keensburg run?
Keensburg’s village government spent $109,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $562 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Keensburg didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Keensburg is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $562 per resident a year, or $1.54 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 52%.
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Keensburg didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Keensburg yet
Every year of Keensburg’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village 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 →Who’s in charge in Keensburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Wabash Community Unit School District 348
Keensburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Bellmont, Mount Carmel. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,453 per pupil, $8,829 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.
Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Keensburg’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Keensburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wabash County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.9%4,095 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.3%1,200 votesOthers: 1.8% (98 votes).
Most votes in Wabash County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Keensburg lies in Wabash County. Every 2024 race in Wabash County is on the county’s page.
Wabash 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 Keensburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseState representatives
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Keensburg’s government
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Questions about Keensburg’s government
How much does Keensburg spend per resident?
About $562 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Keensburg didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $136,000.
Who runs Keensburg’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Keensburg yet.
How did Keensburg vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Keensburg alone. Wabash County, where 100% of Keensburg lies, voted Trump 75.9%, Harris 22.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Keensburg?
0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,476 (about $17,712 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Keensburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 58 (Terri Bryant) and State House District 116 (Dave Severin). The House district also covers 105 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 (for Keensburg, 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 →