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Town Hall · Irving Township

Irving Township spent more per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar towns

Irving Township’s town government spent $152,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $522 per resident.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$152,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$522
In 2022: $522, more than 77% of 394 similar towns
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
1
full-time · 4 part-time · March payroll $7,410
Typical tax bill
$1,793
0.89% of home value · KS 1.29%

What stands out about how Irving Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$522 per resident in 2022: more than 77% of them

Irving Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($522 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 $183, and the middle half spent $65–$454. Irving Township spent more than 77% of them.

Middle half of the group, $65–$454Median $183Irving Township

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
394

Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Irving Township itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $522 per resident a year, or $1.43 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 100%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 66%Interest, fines & other 34%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $87,000; payments to other governments $5,000. With these, the whole budget was $244,000.
Over the years

No trend yet

Irving Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,793 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.89% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Kansas$2,798
Iowa Township$1,969
Irving Township$1,793
Padonia Township$1,181
Robinson Township$1,148
$1,793
typical bill a year
0.89%
effective rate
$201,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Irving Township

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

Check Irving Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Irving Township yet.
Who works for Irving Township

One full-time town employee for every 291 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 (291).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings0 + 1 pt
Other1 + 3 pt
1
full-time
4
part-time
$7,410
payroll for March 2022
$88,920
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$63,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Irving Township had 3.4 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 162 of the 394 Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 0.0: Irving Township had more than 87% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Hiawatha Unified School District 415

Irving Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Fairview, Hamlin, Hiawatha, Hiawatha Township, Padonia Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Irving Township →
$15,351
per pupil · KS $14,966
881
students
$4.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,351 per pupil, $9,753 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 30%State 58%Federal 12%

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

Also serving Irving Township

Doniphan West Unified School District 111 · $16,505 per pupil

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Irving Township voted in 2024

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

President156 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican72.4%113 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat25.0%39 votes

Others: 2.6% (4 votes).

Most votes in Irving Township: Donald J Trump

Brown County: Trump 72.9%, Harris 25.0% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%

Turnout
56%

of Irving Township’s 281 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: Irving Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Irving Township72.4%25.0%2.6%156
Brown County72.9%25.0%2.0%4,258
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 Irving Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Irving 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 Irving Township compares with the towns next door

Irving Township spent $522 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $302. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Robinson Township$302$1,148
Iowa Townshipestimate$1,969
Padonia Townshipestimate$1,181
Irving Township$522$1,793

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 Irving Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Irving Township’s government

How much does Irving Township spend per resident?

About $522 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 $522 was more than 77% of 394 Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Irving Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,793 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.89% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Irving Township’s government?

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

How did Irving Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 72.4%, Kamala D Harris 25.0% (156 votes, official results). Brown County: Trump 72.9%, Harris 25.0%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.

How many people work for Irving Township?

1 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,410 (about $88,920 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Irving 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.

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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 →