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Town Hall · Honey Creek Township

In Honey Creek Township, 65% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Indiana

Honey Creek Township’s town government spent $51,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $24 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$51,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$24
In 2022: $24, less than 64% of 489 similar towns
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 5 part-time · March payroll $2,196
Typical tax bill
$1,297
0.68% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Honey Creek Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Western School Corporation

Honey Creek Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Russiaville, Harrison Township, Monroe Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Honey Creek Township →
$12,240
per pupil · IN $13,688
2,500
students
$22.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,240 per pupil, $6,925 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 26%State 61%Federal 13%

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 $24 per resident a year, or $0.07 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 59%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 71%Sales taxes 11%Income taxes 10%Other taxes & licenses 8%

Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Honey Creek Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.

Not in the receipt.With the enterprises, the whole budget was $53,000.
About “Other”.41% of Honey Creek Township’s day-to-day spending ($21,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places

$24 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns

Honey Creek Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($24 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 489 Indiana towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $31, and the middle half spent $18–$54. Honey Creek Township spent less than 64% of them.

Middle half of the group, $18–$54Median $31Honey Creek Township

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

The group
489

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

Over the years

No trend yet

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,297 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.68% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Indiana$1,614
Harrison Township$1,556
Honey Creek Township$1,297
Prairie Township$1,154
Forest Township$589
$1,297
typical bill a year
0.68%
effective rate
$191,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Honey Creek Township

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

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

How Honey Creek Township voted in 2024

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

President1,211 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican77.2%935 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat21.4%259 votes

Others: 1.4% (17 votes).

Most votes in Honey Creek Township: Donald J Trump

Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%

Turnout
65%

of Honey Creek Township’s 1,871 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Indiana: 58%.

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

U.S. Senate1,207 votes
Jim BanksRepublican76.1%
Valerie McCrayDemocrat20.7%
Others3.1%

Most votes in Honey Creek Township: Jim Banks

Indiana: Banks 58.6%, McCray 38.8%

Governor1,210 votes
Mike BraunRepublican68.3%
Jennifer G McCormickDemocrat26.2%
Others5.5%

Most votes in Honey Creek Township: Mike Braun

U.S. House, 2024: 2 districts cover Honey Creek Township, so your street decides which race was yours. All 2 districts’ results →

President, 2024: Honey Creek Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Honey Creek Township77.2%21.4%1.4%1,211
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 Honey Creek Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Honey Creek 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. HouseSplit between districts
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana

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

Next door

How Honey Creek Township compares with the towns next door

Honey Creek Township spent $24 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $20 to $56. 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
Harrison Township$20$1,556
Prairie Township$48$1,154
Forest Township$56$589
Honey Creek Township$24$1,297

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 Honey Creek Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Honey Creek Township’s government

How much does Honey Creek Township spend per resident?

About $24 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 $24 was less than 64% of 489 Indiana towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Honey Creek Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,297 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.68% 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 Honey Creek Township’s government?

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

How did Honey Creek Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 77.2%, Kamala D Harris 21.4% (1,211 votes, official results). . Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%.

How many people work for Honey Creek Township?

0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,196 (about $26,352 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Honey Creek Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 21 (Jim Buck) and State House District 38 (Heath VanNatter). The House district also covers 48 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 →