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Town Hall · Lincoln Township

In Lincoln Township, 67% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Indiana

Lincoln Township’s town government spent $105,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $60 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$105,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$60
In 2022: $60, more than 79% of 489 similar towns
Long-term debt
$241,000
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 5 part-time · March payroll $6,194
Typical tax bill
$1,765
0.77% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Lincoln Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$60 per resident in 2022: more than 79% of them

Lincoln Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($60 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–$53. Lincoln Township spent more than 79% of them.

Middle half of the group, $18–$53Median $31Lincoln 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; Lincoln Township itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $60 per resident a year, or $0.16 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 70%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 90%From the state 10%

Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Lincoln 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.Interest on debt $7,000. With these, the whole budget was $112,000.
About “Other”.30% of Lincoln Township’s day-to-day spending ($31,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Over the years

No trend yet

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,765 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.77% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Wills Township$2,366
Greene Township$2,255
Olive Township$2,212
Lincoln Township$1,765
Pleasant Township$1,672
Liberty Township$1,652
Indiana$1,614
Washington Township$1,586
$1,765
typical bill a year
0.77%
effective rate
$230,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Lincoln Township

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

Check Lincoln Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Lincoln Township yet.
The school district

La Porte Community School Corporation

Lincoln Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Center Township, Kingsbury, Kingsford Heights, Pleasant Township, Scipio Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Lincoln Township →
$13,506
per pupil · IN $13,688
6,144
students
$74.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,506 per pupil, $7,642 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 30%State 57%Federal 13%

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

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Lincoln Township voted in 2024

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

President824 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican67.6%557 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat30.5%251 votes

Others: 1.9% (16 votes).

Most votes in Lincoln Township: Donald J Trump

Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%

Turnout
67%

of Lincoln Township’s 1,238 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Indiana: 58%.

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

U.S. Senate777 votes
Jim BanksRepublican66.3%
Valerie McCrayDemocrat30.9%
Others2.8%

Most votes in Lincoln Township: Jim Banks

Indiana: Banks 58.6%, McCray 38.8%

Governor786 votes
Mike BraunRepublican59.9%
Jennifer G McCormickDemocrat34.0%
Others6.1%

Most votes in Lincoln Township: Mike Braun

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

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Lincoln Township67.6%30.5%1.9%824
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 Lincoln Township

From town hall to Washington

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

Lincoln Township spent $60 per resident in 2022; the 6 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $19 to $440. 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
Wills Township$19$2,366
Liberty Township$52$1,652
Pleasant Township$97$1,672
Johnson Township$102—
Greene Township$125$2,255
Olive Township$440$2,212
Washington Townshipestimate$1,586
Lincoln Township$60$1,765

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 Lincoln Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Lincoln Township’s government

How much does Lincoln Township spend per resident?

About $60 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 $60 was more than 79% of 489 Indiana towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Lincoln Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,765 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.77% 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 Lincoln Township’s government?

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

How did Lincoln Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 67.6%, Kamala D Harris 30.5% (824 votes, official results). . Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%.

How many people work for Lincoln Township?

0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,194 (about $74,328 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Lincoln Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 8 (Mike Bohacek) and State House District 20 (Jim Pressel). The House district also covers 26 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 →