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Town Hall · El Dorado Township

How is El Dorado Township run?

Who represents El Dorado Township, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how El Dorado Township voted.

Town website
Next public meeting

City Commission

5:30 pm · 220 E. 1st Ave

All meetings →
Typical tax bill
$2,321
1.42% of home value · KS 1.29%

What stands out about how El Dorado Township is run

Read from the town’s meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.A shared school districtShares Circle Unified School District 375 with 6+ other towns.Results of its own368 votes for president in 2024, counted for El Dorado Township itself.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From El Dorado Township’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,321 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.42% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Fairview Township$3,936
Kansas$2,798
Lincoln Township$2,721
Towanda Township$2,714
Prospect Township$2,676
Spring Township$2,538
El Dorado$2,407
El Dorado Township$2,321
Chelsea Township$2,054
$2,321
typical bill a year
1.42%
effective rate
$163,600
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in El Dorado Township

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

See 360eldorado.com/Government/CityofElDorado.html for El Dorado Township’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for El Dorado Township yet.360eldorado.com/Government/CityofElDorado.html ↗
The school district

Circle Unified School District 375

El Dorado Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Benton, Towanda, Towanda Township, Benton Township, Fairview Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in El Dorado Township →
$11,785
per pupil · KS $14,966
2,087
students
$81.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,785 per pupil, $6,876 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 44%State 49%Federal 7%

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

Also serving El Dorado Township

El Dorado Unified School District 490 · $13,055 per pupil

Bluestem Unified School District 205 · $14,788 per pupil

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How El Dorado Township voted in 2024

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

President368 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican78.0%287 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat21.2%78 votes

Others: 0.8% (3 votes).

Most votes in El Dorado Township: Donald J Trump

Butler County: Trump 69.6%, Harris 28.4% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%

U.S. House · Kansas’s 4th District305,097 votes
Ron EstesRepublican65.0%
Esau FreemanDemocrat35.0%

Most votes in the district: Ron Estes

Whole-district result

President, 2024: El Dorado Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
El Dorado Township78.0%21.2%0.8%368
Butler County69.6%28.4%2.0%32,236
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 El Dorado Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for El Dorado Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Officials: 360eldorado.com/Government/CityofElDorado.html ↗
  2. 2
    Kansas HouseState representatives
    Will Carpenter
  3. 3
    Kansas SenateState senator
    Mike Fagg
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Laura Kelly
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Ron Estes
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas
    Jerry MoranRoger Marshall

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How El Dorado Township compares with the towns next door

El Dorado Township’s own figures are not in the Census files, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 5 of the 7 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $90 to $471 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

El Dorado: no reported 2022 figuresProspect Township: $90 per resident (2022)Towanda Township: $253 per resident (2022)Spring Township: no reported 2022 figuresFairview Township: $334 per resident (2022)Lincoln Township: $471 per resident (2022)Chelsea Township: $244 per resident (2022)El DoradoProspect TownshipTowanda TownshipSpring TownshipFairview TownshipLincoln TownshipChelsea TownshipEl Dorado Township
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Prospect Township$90$2,676
Chelsea Township$244$2,054
Towanda Township$253$2,714
Fairview Township$334$3,936
Lincoln Township$471$2,721
El Doradoestimate$2,407
Spring Townshipestimate$2,538
El Dorado Townshipestimate$2,321

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 El Dorado Township’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official website360eldorado.com/Government/CityofElDorado.html ↗

Questions about El Dorado Township’s government

What is the property tax rate in El Dorado Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,321 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.42% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see 360eldorado.com/Government/CityofElDorado.html.

Who runs El Dorado Township’s government?

See 360eldorado.com/Government/CityofElDorado.html for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for El Dorado Township yet.

How did El Dorado Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 78.0%, Kamala D Harris 21.2% (368 votes, official results). Butler County: Trump 69.6%, Harris 28.4%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.

Who represents El Dorado Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 14 (Mike Fagg) and State House District 75 (Will Carpenter). The House district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in El Dorado Township?

The next posted meeting is City Commission on Monday, November 16, at 5:30 pm in 220 E. 1st Ave, from the town’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about El Dorado 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; 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 →