How is Fairfield Township run?
Fairfield Township’s town government spent $94,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,133 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Fairfield Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Fairfield Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Russell County Unified School District 407
Fairfield Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Big Creek Township, Bunker Hill, Center Township, Gorham, Grant Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,753 per pupil, $9,278 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.
About $3,133 per resident a year, or $8.58 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 95%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Fairfield Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Fairfield Township 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 Fairfield Township yet
Every year of Fairfield Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 Fairfield Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 30 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 (30).
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.
Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Russell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.7%2,632 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.4%608 votesOthers: 1.8% (61 votes).
Most votes in Russell County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Fairfield Township lies in Russell County. Every 2024 race in Russell County is on the county’s page.
Russell 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township compares with the towns next door
Fairfield Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $415 to $1,005 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | $415 | $1,102 |
| Grant Township | $709 | $4,136 |
| Center Township | $1,005 | $1,290 |
| Fairfield Township | estimate | — |
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 Fairfield Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Fairfield Township’s government
How much does Fairfield Township spend per resident?
About $3,133 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Fairfield Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $94,000.
Who runs Fairfield Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fairfield Township yet.
How did Fairfield Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fairfield Township alone. Russell County, where 100% of Fairfield Township lies, voted Trump 79.7%, Harris 18.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fairfield Township?
1 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,132 (about $37,584 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fairfield Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Elaine Bowers) and State House District 109 (Troy Waymaster). The House district also covers 115 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fairfield Township’s government
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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 Fairfield Township, 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 →