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Town Hall · Truro Township

In Truro Township, 73% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Illinois

Truro Township’s town government spent $181,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $231 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Truro Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$181,000
year to March 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$231
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 12 part-time · March payroll $14,817 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$2,493
1.94% of home value · IL 2.01%

What stands out about how Truro Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210

Truro Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Williamsfield, Victoria Township, Persifer Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Truro Township →
$22,780
per pupil · IL $21,567
291
students
$868,000
long-term debt

Of the $22,780 per pupil, $13,234 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 67%State 29%Federal 4%

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 $231 per resident a year, or $0.63 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 51%.

Where the money comes from
From the state 42%Property taxes 40%Interest, fines & other 17%Fees & charges <1%
An estimate

Truro 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.Interest on debt $1,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $208,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Truro Township yet

Every year of Truro 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 $2,493 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.94% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Elba Township$5,298
Illinois$5,298
Persifer Township$4,634
Truro Township$2,493
Millbrook Township$2,232
Victoria Township$1,667
$2,493
typical bill a year
1.94%
effective rate
$128,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Truro Township

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

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

How Truro Township voted in 2024

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

President433 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican65.4%283 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat31.2%135 votes

Others: 3.5% (15 votes).

Most votes in Truro Township: Donald J Trump

Knox County: Trump 53.4%, Harris 44.1% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%

Turnout
73%

of Truro Township’s 591 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 17th District312,828 votes
Eric SorensenDemocrat54.4%
Joe McGrawRepublican45.6%

Most votes in the district: Eric Sorensen

Whole-district result

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

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Truro Township65.4%31.2%3.5%433
Knox County53.4%44.1%2.5%22,310
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 Truro Township

From town hall to Washington

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

Truro Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $455 to $553 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
Millbrook Township$455$2,232
Persifer Township$553$4,634
Elba Townshipestimate$5,298
Victoria Townshipestimate$1,667
Truro Townshipestimate$2,493

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 Truro Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Truro Township’s government

How much does Truro Township spend per resident?

About $231 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Truro Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $208,000.

What is the property tax rate in Truro Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,493 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.94% 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 Truro Township’s government?

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

How did Truro Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 65.4%, Kamala D Harris 31.2% (433 votes, official results). Knox County: Trump 53.4%, Harris 44.1%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.

How many people work for Truro Township?

0 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $14,817 (about $177,804 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Truro Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 47 (Neil Anderson) and State House District 93 (Travis Weaver). The House district also covers 82 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Truro 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 Truro 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 →