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Town Hall · Albion Township

In Albion Township, 64% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas

Albion Township’s town government spent $53,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $66 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$53,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$66
In 2022: $66, less than 75% of 394 similar towns
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 4 part-time · March payroll $2,043
Typical tax bill
$2,275
1.80% of home value · KS 1.29%

What stands out about how Albion Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$66 per resident in 2022: less than 75% of them

Albion Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($66 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 394 Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $184, and the middle half spent $65–$457. Albion Township spent less than 75% of them.

Middle half of the group, $65–$457Median $184Albion Township

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

The group
394

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $66 per resident a year, or $0.18 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 81%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 61%Interest, fines & other 39%

Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Albion 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.Building projects $42,000. With these, the whole budget was $95,000.
Over the years

No trend yet

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,275 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.80% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Galesburg Township$3,000
Kansas$2,798
Castleton Township$2,667
Albion Township$2,275
Ninnescah Township$2,083
$2,275
typical bill a year
1.80%
effective rate
$126,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Albion Township

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

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

Pretty Prairie Unified School District 311

Albion Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Pretty Prairie, Roscoe Township, Loda Township, Ninnescah Township, Castleton Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Albion Township →
$15,505
per pupil · KS $14,966
301
students
$7.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,505 per pupil, $9,681 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 23%State 70%Federal 7%

Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Albion Township voted in 2024

Official results for Albion 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 TrumpRepublican77.1%334 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat21.7%94 votes

Others: 1.2% (5 votes).

Most votes in Albion Township: Donald J Trump

Reno County: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.8% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%

Turnout
64%

of Albion Township’s 674 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Kansas: 62%.

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

U.S. House · Kansas’s 1st District304,458 votes
Tracey MannRepublican69.1%
Paul BuskirkDemocrat30.9%

Most votes in the district: Tracey Mann

Whole-district result

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

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Albion Township77.1%21.7%1.2%433
Reno County66.2%31.8%2.0%26,940
Kansas57.2%41.0%1.8%1,327,591
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 Albion Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Albion Township.

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

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

Next door

How Albion Township compares with the towns next door

Albion Township spent $66 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $103 to $353. 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
Galesburg Township$103$3,000
Roscoe Township$353—
Ninnescah Townshipestimate$2,083
Castleton Townshipestimate$2,667
Albion Township$66$2,275

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 Albion Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Albion Township’s government

How much does Albion Township spend per resident?

About $66 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 $66 was less than 75% of 394 Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Albion Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,275 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.80% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Albion Township’s government?

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

How did Albion Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 77.1%, Kamala D Harris 21.7% (433 votes, official results). Reno County: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.8%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.

How many people work for Albion Township?

0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,043 (about $24,516 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Albion Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 34 (Mike Murphy) and State House District 101 (Joe Seiwert). The House district also covers 17 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 →