How is Mount Erie run?
Mount Erie’s village government spent $36,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $444 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mount Erie didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mount Erie is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $444 per resident a year, or $1.22 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 64%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mount Erie 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 Mount Erie yet
Every year of Mount Erie’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,708 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.81% 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 Mount Erie’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 Mount Erie’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mount Erie →
Who’s in charge in Mount Erie
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
North Wayne Community Unit School District 200
Mount Erie’s K–12 school district, shared with Cisne, Johnsonville, Indian Prairie Township, Elm River Township, Bedford Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,683 per pupil, $10,900 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.
Mount Erie’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Mount Erie alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wayne County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.6%7,019 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.9%1,155 votesOthers: 1.5% (125 votes).
Most votes in Wayne County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Mount Erie lies in Wayne County. Every 2024 race in Wayne County is on the county’s page.
Wayne 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 Mount Erie.
- 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 Mount Erie’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mount Erie’s government
How much does Mount Erie spend per resident?
About $444 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mount Erie didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $64,000.
What is the property tax rate in Mount Erie?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,708 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.81% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Mount Erie’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mount Erie yet.
How did Mount Erie vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Mount Erie alone. Wayne County, where 100% of Mount Erie lies, voted Trump 84.6%, Harris 13.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mount Erie?
0 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,280 (about $15,360 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mount Erie 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.
Ask neighbors about Mount Erie’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 Mount Erie, 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 →