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Town Hall · Cedar Township

How is Cedar Township run?

Cedar Township’s town government spent $1,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cedar Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$1,000
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$2
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 11 part-time · March payroll $1,150 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$1,299
1.97% of home value · KS 1.29%

What stands out about how Cedar Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Thunder Ridge Unified School District 110

Cedar Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Agra, Athol, Crystal Township, German Township, Kensington and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Cedar Township →
$23,196
per pupil · KS $14,966
179
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $23,196 per pupil, $14,240 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 33%State 62%Federal 5%

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

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $2 per resident a year, or $0.01 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 100%
An estimate

Cedar 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 $4,000. With these, the whole budget was $5,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Cedar Township yet

Every year of Cedar 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 $1,299 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.97% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Kansas$2,798
Swan Township$2,000
Plum Township$1,375
Cedar Township$1,299
Lane Township$1,205
$1,299
typical bill a year
1.97%
effective rate
$65,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Cedar Township

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

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

How Cedar Township voted in 2024

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

President275 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican82.5%227 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat16.0%44 votes

Others: 1.5% (4 votes).

Most votes in Cedar Township: Donald J Trump

Smith County: Trump 83.5%, Harris 15.0% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%

Turnout
50%

of Cedar Township’s 549 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: Cedar Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Cedar Township82.5%16.0%1.5%275
Smith County83.5%15.0%1.5%2,006
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 Cedar Township

From town hall to Washington

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

Cedar Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $23 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
Swan Township$23$2,000
Lane Townshipestimate$1,205
Plum Townshipestimate$1,375
Valley Townshipestimate—
Cedar Townshipestimate$1,299

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 Cedar Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Cedar Township’s government

How much does Cedar Township spend per resident?

About $2 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Cedar Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5,000.

What is the property tax rate in Cedar Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,299 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.97% 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 Cedar Township’s government?

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

How did Cedar Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 82.5%, Kamala D Harris 16.0% (275 votes, official results). Smith County: Trump 83.5%, Harris 15.0%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.

How many people work for Cedar Township?

0 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,150 (about $13,800 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Cedar Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 36 (Elaine Bowers) and State House District 109 (Troy Waymaster). The House district also covers 115 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Cedar 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 Cedar 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 →