How is Lockport Township run?
Lockport Township’s town government spent $4,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $9 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lockport Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lockport Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Sublette Unified School District 374
Lockport Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Sublette, Haskell Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,352 per pupil, $12,125 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.
Copeland Unified School District 476 · $28,702 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $9 per resident a year, or $0.02 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lockport 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 Lockport Township yet
Every year of Lockport 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 $2,700 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.95% 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 Lockport 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 Lockport Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lockport Township →
Who’s in charge in Lockport Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lockport 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 Lockport Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Haskell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.8%1,045 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.3%221 votesOthers: 0.9% (12 votes).
Most votes in Haskell County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Lockport Township lies in Haskell County. Every 2024 race in Haskell County is on the county’s page.
Haskell 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 Lockport 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 Lockport Township compares with the towns next door
Lockport Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 7 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $116 to $1,345 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Haskell Township | $116 | $2,334 |
| Mertilla Township | $1,345 | $2,588 |
| Seward Township | estimate | $2,178 |
| Copeland Township | estimate | $3,130 |
| Ivanhoe Township | estimate | $3,119 |
| Ingalls Township | estimate | $2,298 |
| Pierceville Township | estimate | $3,575 |
| Lockport Township | estimate | $2,700 |
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 Lockport Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lockport Township’s government
How much does Lockport Township spend per resident?
About $9 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lockport Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6,000.
What is the property tax rate in Lockport Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,700 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.95% 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 Lockport Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lockport Township yet.
How did Lockport Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lockport Township alone. Haskell County, where 100% of Lockport Township lies, voted Trump 81.8%, Harris 17.3% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Lockport Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 38 (Ron Ryckman) and State House District 124 (Marty Long). The House district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lockport 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 Lockport 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 →