How is Custer Township run?
Custer Township’s town government spent $17,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $170 per resident.
What stands out about how Custer Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Sylvan Grove Unified School District 299
Custer Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Fairview Township, Hunter, Lucas, Luray, Pleasant Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,514 per pupil, $8,810 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.
Waconda Unified School District 272 · $17,141 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $170 per resident a year, or $0.47 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Custer Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
$170 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Custer Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($170 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 394 Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $184, and the middle half spent $65–$457. Custer Township spent less than 53% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Custer Township itself left out).
No trend yet
Custer Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Custer Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Custer 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 Custer Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mitchell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.2%2,608 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.6%528 votesOthers: 1.1% (36 votes).
Most votes in Mitchell County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Custer Township lies in Mitchell County. Every 2024 race in Mitchell County is on the county’s page.
Mitchell 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 Custer 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 Custer Township compares with the towns next door
Custer Township spent $170 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $760. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill Township | $760 | — |
| Pittsburg Township | estimate | $2,464 |
| Custer Township | $170 | — |
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 Custer Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Custer Township’s government
How much does Custer Township spend per resident?
About $170 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $170 was less than 53% of 394 Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Custer Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Custer Township yet.
How did Custer Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Custer Township alone. Mitchell County, where 100% of Custer Township lies, voted Trump 82.2%, Harris 16.6% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Custer Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Elaine Bowers) and State House District 107 (Dawn Wolf). The House district also covers 69 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 →