How is Clay Township run?
Clay Township’s town government spent $211,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $112 per resident.
What stands out about how Clay Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Buhler Unified School District 313
Clay Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Buhler, Little River Township, Medora Township, Alta Township, Hutchinson. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,265 per pupil, $7,206 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.
Haven Public Schools Unified School District 312 · $15,028 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $112 per resident a year, or $0.31 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 95%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Clay Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No comparison or trend for Clay Township yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Clay Township’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,689 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.34% 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 Clay 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 Clay Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clay Township →
Who’s in charge in Clay Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 940 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,880).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Clay 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 Clay Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Reno County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.2%17,847 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.8%8,554 votesOthers: 2.0% (539 votes).
Most votes in Reno County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Clay Township lies in Reno County. Every 2024 race in Reno County is on the county’s page.
Reno 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 Clay Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Kansas HouseClay Township is split between 3 districts
- 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 Clay Township compares with the towns next door
Clay Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $33 to $1,099 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Medora Township | $33 | $2,714 |
| Little River Township | $95 | $2,190 |
| Reno Township | $109 | $2,292 |
| Yoder Township | $242 | $1,866 |
| Valley Township | $290 | $2,959 |
| Hutchinson | $1,099 | $2,228 |
| Clay Township | estimate | $2,689 |
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 Clay Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Clay Township’s government
How much does Clay Township spend per resident?
About $112 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Clay Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,689 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.34% 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 Clay Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clay Township yet.
How did Clay Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Clay Township alone. Reno County, where 100% of Clay Township lies, voted Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clay Township?
2 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,593 (about $103,116 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Clay Township in the state legislature?
Clay Township is split among 3 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 34 (Mike Murphy). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Clay 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 →