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Town Hall · Canville Township

How is Canville Township run?

Canville Township’s town government spent $19,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $36 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Canville Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$19,000
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$36
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 3 part-time · March payroll $751 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$3,319
1.00% of home value · KS 1.29%

What stands out about how Canville Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Chanute Public Schools Unified School District 413

Canville Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Chanute, Earlton, Tioga Township, Big Creek Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Canville Township →
$14,314
per pupil · KS $14,966
1,798
students
$34 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,314 per pupil, $8,669 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 17%State 72%Federal 11%

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

Also serving Canville Township

Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101 · $16,032 per pupil

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $36 per resident a year, or $0.10 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 84%.

Where the money comes from
Interest, fines & other 100%
An estimate

Canville Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $2,000. With these, the whole budget was $21,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Canville Township yet

Every year of Canville 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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,319 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.00% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Canville Township$3,319
Kansas$2,798
Tioga Township$2,438
Erie Township$2,189
Chetopa Township$2,012
Pleasant Valley Township$1,343
Chanute$1,340
$3,319
typical bill a year
1.00%
effective rate
$330,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Canville Township

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

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

How Canville Township voted in 2024

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

President315 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican73.0%230 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat26.0%82 votes

Others: 1.0% (3 votes).

Most votes in Canville Township: Donald J Trump

Neosho County: Trump 73.1%, Harris 25.0% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%

U.S. House · Kansas’s 2nd District302,767 votes
Derek SchmidtRepublican57.1%
Nancy BoydaDemocrat38.2%
Others4.7%

Most votes in the district: Derek Schmidt

Whole-district result

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

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Canville Township73.0%26.0%1.0%315
Neosho County73.1%25.0%1.9%6,784
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 Canville Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Canville Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Kansas HouseCanville Township is split between 2 districts
  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 Canville Township compares with the towns next door

Canville Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,537 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Chanute$1,537$1,340
Chetopa Townshipestimate$2,012
Tioga Townshipestimate$2,438
Pleasant Valley Townshipestimate$1,343
Erie Townshipestimate$2,189
Canville Townshipestimate$3,319

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 Canville Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Canville Township’s government

How much does Canville Township spend per resident?

About $36 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Canville Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $21,000.

What is the property tax rate in Canville Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,319 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.00% 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 Canville Township’s government?

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

How did Canville Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 73.0%, Kamala D Harris 26.0% (315 votes, official results). Neosho County: Trump 73.1%, Harris 25.0%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.

How many people work for Canville Township?

0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $751 (about $9,012 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Canville Township in the state legislature?

Canville Township is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 15 (Virgil Peck). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Canville Township’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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 Canville 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 →