How is Caney Township run?
Who represents Caney Township, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Caney Township voted.
What stands out about how Caney Township is run
Read from the town’s official records.
Caney Valley Unified School District 436
Caney Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Caney, Havana, Niotaze, Tyro, Little Caney Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,894 per pupil, $8,926 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.
The typical homeowner pays $2,675 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.39% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Caney 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 Caney Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Caney Township →
Who’s in charge in Caney Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Caney Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on caneyks.com ↗.
Caney 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 Caney Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Montgomery County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.6%9,287 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.6%2,934 votesOthers: 1.8% (220 votes).
Most votes in Montgomery County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Caney Township lies in Montgomery County. Every 2024 race in Montgomery County is on the county’s page.
Montgomery 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 Caney Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: caneyks.com ↗
- 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 Caney Township compares with the towns next door
Caney Township’s own figures are not in the Census files, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Rutland Township | estimate | $3,000 |
| Little Caney Township | estimate | $1,527 |
| Fawn Creek Township | estimate | $2,002 |
| Caney Township | estimate | $2,675 |
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 Caney Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Caney Township’s government
What is the property tax rate in Caney Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,675 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.39% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see caneyks.com.
Who runs Caney Township’s government?
See caneyks.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Caney Township yet.
How did Caney Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Caney Township alone. Montgomery County, where 100% of Caney Township lies, voted Trump 74.6%, Harris 23.6% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Caney Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Virgil Peck) and State House District 12 (Doug Blex). The House district also covers 70 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Caney Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →