Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Blue Rapids Township run?
Blue Rapids Township’s town government spent $22,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $379 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Blue Rapids Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Blue Rapids Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Valley Heights Unified School District 498
Blue Rapids Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Blue Rapids, Waterville, Waterville Township, Cottage Hill Township, Blue Rapids City Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,436 per pupil, $9,182 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.
Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $379 per resident a year, or $1.04 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 95%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Blue Rapids Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Blue Rapids Township yet
Every year of Blue Rapids 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 →Who’s in charge in Blue Rapids Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Blue Rapids Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on bluerapids.org ↗.
Blue Rapids Township’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Blue Rapids Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Marshall County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.3%3,644 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.3%1,205 votesOthers: 2.4% (119 votes).
Most votes in Marshall County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Blue Rapids Township lies in Marshall County. Every 2024 race in Marshall County is on the county’s page.
Marshall County’s 2024 results →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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Blue Rapids Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: bluerapids.org ↗
- 2Kansas HouseState representatives
- 3Kansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Blue Rapids Township compares with the towns next door
Blue Rapids 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 $14 to $1,059 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Swede Creek Township | $14 | $4,500 |
| Bigelow Township | $1,059 | $1,167 |
| Blue Rapids City Township | estimate | $1,391 |
| Cottage Hill Township | estimate | — |
| Blue Rapids Township | estimate | — |
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 Blue Rapids Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Blue Rapids Township’s government
How much does Blue Rapids Township spend per resident?
About $379 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Blue Rapids Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $22,000.
Who runs Blue Rapids Township’s government?
See bluerapids.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Blue Rapids Township yet.
How did Blue Rapids Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Blue Rapids Township alone. Marshall County, where 100% of Blue Rapids Township lies, voted Trump 73.3%, Harris 24.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Blue Rapids Township?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $437 (about $5,244 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Blue Rapids Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Craig Bowser) and State House District 106 (Lisa Moser). The House district also covers 130 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Blue Rapids 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 Blue Rapids 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 →