Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Lancaster Township run?
Lancaster Township’s town government spent $100,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $129 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lancaster Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lancaster Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377
Lancaster Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Effingham, Huron, Lancaster, Muscotah, Kapioma Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,591 per pupil, $9,854 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 $129 per resident a year, or $0.35 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 79%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lancaster 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 Lancaster Township yet
Every year of Lancaster 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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,522 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.99% 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lancaster Township →
Who’s in charge in Lancaster Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 775 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 (775).
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.
How Lancaster Township voted in 2024
Official results for Lancaster Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.7%263 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.2%76 votesOthers: 1.2% (4 votes).
Most votes in Lancaster Township: Donald J Trump
Atchison County: Trump 67.7%, Harris 30.3% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Lancaster Township’s 646 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Kansas: 62%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Derek Schmidt
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Lancaster Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Township | 76.7% | 22.2% | 1.2% | 343 |
| Atchison County | 67.7% | 30.3% | 2.0% | 7,255 |
| 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster Township compares with the towns next door
Lancaster Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $146 to $1,028 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Benton Township | $146 | $2,143 |
| Atchison | $1,028 | $2,029 |
| Shannon Township | estimate | $2,192 |
| Center Township | estimate | $2,263 |
| Grasshopper Township | estimate | $1,667 |
| Union Township | estimate | $1,514 |
| Lancaster Township | estimate | $1,522 |
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 Lancaster Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lancaster Township’s government
How much does Lancaster Township spend per resident?
About $129 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lancaster Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $168,000.
What is the property tax rate in Lancaster Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,522 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.99% 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 Lancaster Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lancaster Township yet.
How did Lancaster Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 76.7%, Kamala D Harris 22.2% (343 votes, official results). Atchison County: Trump 67.7%, Harris 30.3%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Lancaster Township?
1 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,353 (about $52,236 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lancaster Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Craig Bowser) and State House District 63 (Allen Reavis). The House district also covers 29 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 →