Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Latimer run?
Latimer’s city government spent $2,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $105 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Latimer didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Latimer is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $105 per resident a year, or $0.29 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 50%.
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Latimer 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 Latimer yet
Every year of Latimer’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 $750 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.22% 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 Latimer’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 Latimer’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Latimer →
Who’s in charge in Latimer
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rural Vista Unified School District 481
Latimer’s K–12 school district, shared with Hope, Township 5, White City, Woodbine, Highland Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,319 per pupil, $8,835 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.
Latimer’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Latimer alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Morris County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.4%2,021 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.8%721 votesOthers: 1.8% (50 votes).
Most votes in Morris County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Latimer lies in Morris County. Every 2024 race in Morris County is on the county’s page.
Morris 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 Latimer.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
Reach Latimer’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Latimer’s government
How much does Latimer spend per resident?
About $105 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Latimer didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2,000.
What is the property tax rate in Latimer?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $750 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.22% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Latimer’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Latimer yet.
How did Latimer vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Latimer alone. Morris County, where 100% of Latimer lies, voted Trump 72.4%, Harris 25.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Latimer?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $44 (about $528 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Latimer in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Mike Argabright) and State House District 68 (Nate Butler). The House district also covers 28 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 (for Latimer, 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 →