How is Crawford Township run?
Who represents Crawford Township, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Crawford Township voted.
What stands out about how Crawford Township is run
Read from the town’s official records.
Girard Unified School District 248
Crawford Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Girard, Hepler, Walnut, Sherman Township, Walnut Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,314 per pupil, $9,477 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 $1,498 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% 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 Crawford 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 Crawford Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Crawford Township →
Who’s in charge in Crawford Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
How Crawford Township voted in 2024
Official results for Crawford Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.4%184 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.1%54 votesOthers: 2.5% (6 votes).
Most votes in Crawford Township: Donald J Trump
Crawford County: Trump 61.7%, Harris 36.5% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Crawford Township’s 770 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Kansas: 62%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Derek Schmidt
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Crawford Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Township | 75.4% | 22.1% | 2.5% | 244 |
| Crawford County | 61.7% | 36.5% | 1.8% | 16,334 |
| Kansas | 57.2% | 41.0% | 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.
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 Crawford Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
How Crawford Township compares with the towns next door
Crawford Township’s own figures are not in the Census files, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $11 to $1,877 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Township | $11 | $1,100 |
| Girard | $1,877 | $1,405 |
| Sherman Township | estimate | — |
| Washington Township | estimate | $1,080 |
| Grant Township | estimate | $3,341 |
| Crawford Township | estimate | $1,498 |
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).
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Questions about Crawford Township’s government
What is the property tax rate in Crawford Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,498 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% 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 Crawford Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Crawford Township yet.
How did Crawford Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 75.4%, Kamala D Harris 22.1% (244 votes, official results). Crawford County: Trump 61.7%, Harris 36.5%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
Who represents Crawford Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Tim Shallenburger) and State House District 2 (Ken Collins). The House district also covers 31 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; 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 →