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Town Hall · Menominee Township

In Menominee Township, 91% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Illinois

Menominee Township’s town government spent $320,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $301 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Menominee Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$320,000
year to March 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$301
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 8 part-time · March payroll $5,093 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$3,634
1.80% of home value · IL 2.01%

What stands out about how Menominee Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119

Menominee Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Dunleith Township, East Dubuque, Menominee. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Menominee Township →
$16,321
per pupil · IL $21,567
619
students
$6.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $16,321 per pupil, $10,281 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 39%Federal 4%

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

Also serving Menominee Township

Galena Unit School District 120 · $17,684 per pupil

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $301 per resident a year, or $0.82 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 67%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 60%From the state 30%Interest, fines & other 10%
An estimate

Menominee 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.Building projects $246,000. With these, the whole budget was $566,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Menominee Township yet

Every year of Menominee 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 $3,634 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.80% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Illinois$5,298
Rawlins Township$4,924
West Galena Township$4,367
Jamestown$3,837
Menominee Township$3,634
Vinegar Hill Township$3,575
Dunleith Township$3,396
Hazel Green$3,038
$3,634
typical bill a year
1.80%
effective rate
$201,600
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Menominee Township

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

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

How Menominee Township voted in 2024

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

President597 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican64.3%384 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat33.2%198 votes

Others: 2.5% (15 votes).

Most votes in Menominee Township: Donald J Trump

Jo Daviess County: Trump 57.1%, Harris 40.4% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%

Turnout
91%

of Menominee Township’s 653 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 16th District318,547 votes
Darin LahoodRepublican97.6%
Write-ins2.4%

Most votes in the district: Darin Lahood

Whole-district result

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

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Menominee Township64.3%33.2%2.5%597
Jo Daviess County57.1%40.4%2.5%12,501
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 Menominee Township

From town hall to Washington

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

Menominee Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $67 to $356 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
Dunleith Township$67$3,396
West Galena Township$113$4,367
Vinegar Hill Township$299$3,575
Rawlins Township$356$4,924
Menominee Townshipestimate$3,634

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 Menominee Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Menominee Township’s government

How much does Menominee Township spend per resident?

About $301 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Menominee Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $566,000.

What is the property tax rate in Menominee Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,634 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.80% 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 Menominee Township’s government?

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

How did Menominee Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 64.3%, Kamala D Harris 33.2% (597 votes, official results). Jo Daviess County: Trump 57.1%, Harris 40.4%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.

How many people work for Menominee Township?

0 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,093 (about $61,116 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Menominee Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 45 (Andrew Chesney) and State House District 89 (Tony McCombie). The House district also covers 115 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Menominee 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 Menominee 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 →