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Town Hall · Illinois Township

In Illinois Township, 87% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas

Illinois Township’s town government spent $43,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $97 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Illinois Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$43,000
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$97
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 6 part-time · March payroll $20,747 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$1,455
a year

What stands out about how Illinois Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Vermillion Unified School District 380

Illinois Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Centralia, Corning, Frankfort, Goff, Home Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Illinois Township →
$13,403
per pupil · KS $14,966
647
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $13,403 per pupil, $8,368 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 24%State 69%Federal 7%

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

Also serving Illinois Township

Nemaha Unified School District 115 · $15,772 per pupil

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $97 per resident a year, or $0.27 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 88%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 100%
An estimate

Illinois Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Illinois Township yet

Every year of Illinois 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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,455 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Kansas$2,798
Red Vermillion Township$2,385
Illinois Township$1,455
Corning$1,444
Harrison Township$1,104
Home Township$964
$1,455
typical bill a year
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Illinois Township

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

Check Illinois Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Illinois Township yet.
Elections · 2024 general election

How Illinois Township voted in 2024

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

President263 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican86.7%228 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat13.3%35 votes

Most votes in Illinois Township: Donald J Trump

Nemaha County: Trump 82.8%, Harris 15.8% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%

Turnout
87%

of Illinois Township’s 302 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Kansas: 62%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. House · Kansas’s 2nd District302,767 votes
Derek SchmidtRepublican57.1%
Nancy BoydaDemocrat38.2%
Others4.7%

Most votes in the district: Derek Schmidt

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Illinois Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Illinois Township86.7%13.3%0.0%263
Nemaha County82.8%15.8%1.4%5,620
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 Illinois Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Illinois Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Kansas HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Kansas SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas

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

Next door

How Illinois Township compares with the towns next door

Illinois 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.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Harrison Townshipestimate$1,104
Mitchell Townshipestimate—
Red Vermillion Townshipestimate$2,385
Home Townshipestimate$964
Corningestimate$1,444
Illinois Townshipestimate$1,455

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 Illinois Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Illinois Township’s government

How much does Illinois Township spend per resident?

About $97 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Illinois Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $43,000.

Who runs Illinois Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Illinois Township yet.

How did Illinois Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 86.7%, Kamala D Harris 13.3% (263 votes, official results). Nemaha County: Trump 82.8%, Harris 15.8%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.

How many people work for Illinois Township?

0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $20,747 (about $248,964 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Illinois Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 1 (Craig Bowser) and State House District 62 (Sean Willcott). The House district also covers 53 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Illinois 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 Illinois 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 →