Photo: Brian Hall · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Kanorado run?
Kanorado’s city government spent $138,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $932 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Kanorado didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Kanorado is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $932 per resident a year, or $2.55 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 42%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Kanorado 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 Kanorado yet
Every year of Kanorado’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 $1,236 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Kanorado’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 Kanorado’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Kanorado →
Who’s in charge in Kanorado
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Kanorado’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofkanorado.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 74 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (148).
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.
Goodland Unified School District 352
Kanorado’s K–12 school district, shared with Goodland, Grant Township, Itasca Township, Logan Township, McPherson Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,073 per pupil, $8,158 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.
How Kanorado voted in 2024
Official results for Kanorado’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican92.3%48 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat5.8%3 votesOthers: 1.9% (1 votes).
Most votes in Kanorado: Donald J Trump
Sherman County: Trump 83.3%, Harris 14.6% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
Most votes in the district: Tracey Mann
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Kanorado, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanorado | 92.3% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 52 |
| Sherman County | 83.3% | 14.6% | 2.0% | 2,593 |
| Kansas | 57.2% | 41.0% | 1.8% | 1,327,591 |
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 Kanorado.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofkanorado.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.
Reach Kanorado’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Kanorado’s government
How much does Kanorado spend per resident?
About $932 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Kanorado didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $175,000.
Who runs Kanorado’s government?
See cityofkanorado.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Kanorado yet.
How did Kanorado vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 92.3%, Kamala D Harris 5.8% (52 votes, official results). Sherman County: Trump 83.3%, Harris 14.6%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Kanorado?
2 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $10,454 (about $125,448 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Kanorado in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Rick Billinger) and State House District 120 (Adam Smith). The House district also covers 86 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Kanorado’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 Kanorado, 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 →