Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0How is La Harpe run?
La Harpe’s city government spent $644,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $573 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: La Harpe didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how La Harpe is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $573 per resident a year, or $1.57 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
La Harpe 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 La Harpe yet
Every year of La Harpe’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,415 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.64% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at La Harpe’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 La Harpe’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in La Harpe →
Who’s in charge in La Harpe
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
La Harpe’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on outfitters.com/illinois/hancock/laharpe.html ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 160 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,123).
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.
Illini West High School District 307
La Harpe’s high school district, shared with Appanoose Township, Bear Creek Township, Bentley, Blandinsville Township, Carthage and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,108 per pupil, $8,512 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.
La Harpe Community School District 347 · $20,042 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
La Harpe’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for La Harpe alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hancock County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.6%6,708 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.0%2,183 votesOthers: 2.4% (222 votes).
Most votes in Hancock County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of La Harpe lies in Hancock County. Every 2024 race in Hancock County is on the county’s page.
Hancock 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 La Harpe.
- 1Your cityMayor & council
- 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 La Harpe’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about La Harpe’s government
How much does La Harpe spend per resident?
About $573 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (La Harpe didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in La Harpe?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,415 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see outfitters.com/illinois/hancock/laharpe.html.
Who runs La Harpe’s government?
See outfitters.com/illinois/hancock/laharpe.html for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for La Harpe yet.
How did La Harpe vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for La Harpe alone. Hancock County, where 100% of La Harpe lies, voted Trump 73.6%, Harris 24.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for La Harpe?
7 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $36,808 (about $441,696 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents La Harpe 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 La Harpe’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 La Harpe, 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 →