Photo: ADKMatthew · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Hill City Township run?
Hill City Township’s city government spent $5,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Hill City Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Hill City Township is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Graham County Unified School District 281
Hill City Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Bogue, Hill City, Millbrook Township, Morland, Nicodemus Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,246 per pupil, $10,738 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 per resident a year, or $0.01 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Hill City 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 Hill City Township yet
Every year of Hill City Township’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,893 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.04% 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 Hill City 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 Hill City Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hill City Township →
Who’s in charge in Hill City Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hill City Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on discoverhillcity.com ↗.
Hill City Township’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hill City Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Graham County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.0%1,055 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.3%210 votesOthers: 1.7% (22 votes).
Most votes in Graham County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Hill City Township lies in Graham County. Every 2024 race in Graham County is on the county’s page.
Graham 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 Hill City Township.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: discoverhillcity.com ↗
- 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 Hill City Township compares with the towns next door
Hill City Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Millbrook Township | estimate | $4,206 |
| Wildhorse Township | estimate | $1,000 |
| Gettysburg Township | estimate | $2,417 |
| Graham Township | estimate | $5,357 |
| Nicodemus Township | estimate | — |
| Hill City Township | estimate | $1,893 |
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 Hill City Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hill City Township’s government
How much does Hill City Township spend per resident?
About $3 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Hill City Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5,000.
What is the property tax rate in Hill City Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,893 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.04% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see discoverhillcity.com.
Who runs Hill City Township’s government?
See discoverhillcity.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hill City Township yet.
How did Hill City Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hill City Township alone. Graham County, where 100% of Hill City Township lies, voted Trump 82.0%, Harris 16.3% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Hill City Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Rick Billinger) and State House District 110 (Ken Rahjes). The House district also covers 81 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hill City Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Hill City 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 →