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Town Hall · Marrowbone Township

In Marrowbone Township, 78% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Illinois

Marrowbone Township’s town government spent $440,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $279 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Marrowbone Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$440,000
year to March 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$279
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
2
full-time · 6 part-time · March payroll $10,277
Typical tax bill
$2,237
2.00% of home value · IL 2.01%

What stands out about how Marrowbone Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302

Marrowbone Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Bethany, Findlay, Todds Point Township, Okaw Township, Pickaway Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Marrowbone Township →
$17,257
per pupil · IL $21,567
467
students
$2.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $17,257 per pupil, $8,737 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 57%State 37%Federal 7%

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

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $279 per resident a year, or $0.76 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 63%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 50%Interest, fines & other 45%From the state 5%
An estimate

Marrowbone 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.With the enterprises, the whole budget was $498,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Marrowbone Township yet

Every year of Marrowbone 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 $2,237 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.00% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Illinois$5,298
Sullivan Township$2,815
Todds Point Township$2,341
Marrowbone Township$2,237
Dora Township$1,693
$2,237
typical bill a year
2.00%
effective rate
$112,000
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Marrowbone Township

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

Check Marrowbone Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Marrowbone Township yet.
Who works for Marrowbone Township

One full-time town employee for every 789 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 (1,577).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings0 + 6 pt
Roads & transportation2
2
full-time
6
part-time
$10,277
payroll for March 2022
$123,324
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$52,900
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Marrowbone Township’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Marrowbone Township voted in 2024

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

President862 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican76.2%657 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat21.8%188 votes

Others: 2.0% (17 votes).

Most votes in Marrowbone Township: Donald J Trump

Moultrie County: Trump 73.5%, Harris 24.6% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%

Turnout
78%

of Marrowbone Township’s 1,110 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 15th District318,329 votes
Mary E MillerRepublican97.0%
Write-ins3.0%

Most votes in the district: Mary E Miller

Whole-district result

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

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Marrowbone Township76.2%21.8%2.0%862
Moultrie County73.5%24.6%1.8%6,552
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 Marrowbone Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Marrowbone 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 Marrowbone Township compares with the towns next door

Marrowbone Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $95 to $657 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
Sullivan Township$95$2,815
Dora Township$657$1,693
Todds Point Townshipestimate$2,341
Marrowbone Townshipestimate$2,237

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 Marrowbone Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Marrowbone Township’s government

How much does Marrowbone Township spend per resident?

About $279 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Marrowbone Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $498,000.

What is the property tax rate in Marrowbone Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,237 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.00% 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 Marrowbone Township’s government?

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

How did Marrowbone Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 76.2%, Kamala D Harris 21.8% (862 votes, official results). Moultrie County: Trump 73.5%, Harris 24.6%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.

How many people work for Marrowbone Township?

2 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $10,277 (about $123,324 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Marrowbone Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 54 (Steve McClure) and State House District 107 (Brad Halbrook). The House district also covers 96 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Marrowbone 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 Marrowbone 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 →