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Town Hall · Clark Township

In Clark Township, 80% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Indiana

Clark Township’s town government spent $44,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $16 per resident.

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General election in Indiana.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$44,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$16
In 2022: $16, less than 62% of 248 similar towns
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
1
full-time · 4 part-time · March payroll $4,672
Typical tax bill
$2,681
0.69% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Clark Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation

Clark Township’s K–12 school district, shared with New Whiteland, Whiteland, Pleasant Township, Greenwood. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Clark Township →
$12,478
per pupil · IN $13,688
7,012
students
$116.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,478 per pupil, $7,191 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 38%State 55%Federal 6%

Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $16 per resident a year, or $0.04 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 23%.

Where the money comes from
From other local governments 100%
About “Other”.77% of Clark Township’s day-to-day spending ($34,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places

$16 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns

Clark Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($16 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 248 Indiana towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $21, and the middle half spent $12–$40. Clark Township spent less than 62% of them.

Middle half of the group, $12–$40Median $21Clark Township

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
248

Indiana towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Clark Township itself left out).

Over the years

No trend yet

Clark Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,681 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Clark Township$2,681
Franklin Township$2,519
Needham Township$2,329
Indianapolis$2,042
Greenwood$1,932
Pleasant Township$1,791
Moral Township$1,656
Indiana$1,614
Sugar Creek Township$1,485
$2,681
typical bill a year
0.69%
effective rate
$388,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clark 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.

Tax bills are one input to Clark Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clark Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Clark Township

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 2,769 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 (2,769).

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

Administration & buildings1 + 4 pt
1
full-time
4
part-time
$4,672
payroll for March 2022
$56,064
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$52,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Clark Township had 0.4 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 131 of the 248 Indiana towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 0.0: Clark Township had more than 80% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

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 Clark Township voted in 2024

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

President1,667 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican77.6%1,294 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat20.7%345 votes

Others: 1.7% (28 votes).

Most votes in Clark Township: Donald J Trump

Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%

Turnout
80%

of Clark Township’s 2,076 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Indiana: 58%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. Senate1,483 votes
Jim BanksRepublican76.5%
Valerie McCrayDemocrat19.9%
Others3.6%

Most votes in Clark Township: Jim Banks

Indiana: Banks 58.6%, McCray 38.8%

Governor1,656 votes
Mike BraunRepublican71.7%
Jennifer G McCormickDemocrat23.3%
Others5.0%

Most votes in Clark Township: Mike Braun

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

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Clark Township77.6%20.7%1.7%1,667
Indiana58.6%39.6%1.8%2,936,677
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 Clark Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Clark Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Clark Township compares with the towns next door

Clark Township spent $16 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $0 to $948. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Pleasant Township$0$1,791
Sugar Creek Township$42$1,485
Greenwood$948$1,932
Needham Townshipestimate$2,329
Franklin Townshipestimate$2,519
Indianapolisestimate$2,042
Moral Townshipestimate$1,656
Clark Township$16$2,681

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 Clark Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Clark Township’s government

How much does Clark Township spend per resident?

About $16 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $16 was less than 62% of 248 Indiana towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Clark Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,681 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Clark Township’s government?

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

How did Clark Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 77.6%, Kamala D Harris 20.7% (1,667 votes, official results). . Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%.

How many people work for Clark Township?

1 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,672 (about $56,064 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Clark Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 32 (Aaron Freeman) and State House District 58 (Michelle Davis). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

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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; 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 →