How is Lees Township run?
Lees Township’s town government spent $22,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,400 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lees Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lees Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Oakley Unified School District 274
Lees Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Elkader Township, Oakley, Oakley Township, South Randall Township, Monument Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,419 per pupil, $9,863 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.
Scott County Unified School District 466 · $13,358 per pupil
Triplains Unified School District 275 · $23,644 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $4,400 per resident a year, or $12.05 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 95%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lees 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 Lees Township yet
Every year of Lees 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 →Who’s in charge in Lees Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lees Township’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lees Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Logan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.7%1,186 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.1%183 votesOthers: 2.2% (31 votes).
Most votes in Logan County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Lees Township lies in Logan County. Every 2024 race in Logan County is on the county’s page.
Logan 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 Lees 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 Lees Township compares with the towns next door
Lees Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $71 to $13,500 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Paxton Township | $71 | — |
| Logansport Township | $4,571 | — |
| Elkader Township | $13,500 | — |
| Lewis Township | estimate | — |
| Beaver Township | estimate | $1,836 |
| Lees Township | estimate | — |
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 Lees Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lees Township’s government
How much does Lees Township spend per resident?
About $4,400 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lees Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $22,000.
Who runs Lees Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lees Township yet.
How did Lees Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lees Township alone. Logan County, where 100% of Lees Township lies, voted Trump 84.7%, Harris 13.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lees Township?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $751 (about $9,012 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Lees Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Rick Billinger) and State House District 118 (Jim Minnix). The House district also covers 62 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lees 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 Lees 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 →