Collyer Downtown Historic District · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How is Collyer run?
Collyer’s city government spent $67,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $684 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Collyer didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
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Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $684 per resident a year, or $1.87 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27%.
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Collyer 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 Collyer yet
Every year of Collyer’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 Collyer
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
WaKeeney Unified School District 208
Collyer’s K–12 school district, shared with WaKeeney, Collyer Township, WaKeeney Township, Ogallah Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,808 per pupil, $9,835 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.
How Collyer voted in 2024
Official results for Collyer’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Others: 4.0% (2 votes).
Most votes in Collyer: Donald J Trump
Trego County: Trump 84.6%, Harris 13.6% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
Most votes in the district: Tracey Mann
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Collyer, its county and the state
| Trump | Oliver | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collyer | 94.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 50 |
| Trego County | 84.6% | — | 1.8% | 1,587 |
| Kansas | 57.2% | — | 1.8% | 1,327,591 |
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Collyer.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
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Questions about Collyer’s government
How much does Collyer spend per resident?
About $684 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Collyer didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $80,000.
Who runs Collyer’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Collyer yet.
How did Collyer vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 94.0%, Chase Oliver 2.0% (50 votes, official results). Trego County: Trump 84.6%, Harris 13.6%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Collyer?
0 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $21,382 (about $256,584 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Collyer in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Rick Billinger) and State House District 118 (Jim Minnix). The House district also covers 62 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 Collyer, 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 →