Photo: Ian Ballinger · CC BY-SA 4.0Louisburg spent less per resident in 2022 than 97% of similar cities
Louisburg’s city government spent $3.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $705 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($3.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Louisburg is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$682 per resident in 2022: less than 97% of them
Louisburg’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($682 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 30 Kansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $984, and the middle half spent $797–$1,339. Louisburg spent less than 97% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($620,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Louisburg itself left out).
About $705 per resident a year, or $1.93 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 37%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 12% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Louisburg reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $682 · 2023: $705. Per resident it went from $682 to $705 (up 3%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 4,590 to 4,994.
full-time in March 2025, down from 32 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,733 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.39% 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 Louisburg’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.
Tax bills are one input to Louisburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Louisburg →
Who’s in charge in Louisburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Louisburg’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on louisburgkansas.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 172 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (4,994).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Louisburg Unified School District 416
Louisburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Wea Township, Sugar Creek Township, Ten Mile Township, Middle Creek Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,569 per pupil, $7,188 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.
Louisburg’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Louisburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Miami County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.8%12,854 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.3%5,472 votesOthers: 1.9% (359 votes).
Most votes in Miami County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Louisburg lies in Miami County. Every 2024 race in Miami County is on the county’s page.
Miami 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 Louisburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: louisburgkansas.gov ↗
- 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 Louisburg compares with the towns next door
Louisburg spent $682 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $0. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Wea Township | $0 | $4,846 |
| Middle Creek Township | estimate | $5,216 |
| Louisburg | $682 | $3,733 |
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 Louisburg’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Louisburg’s government
How much does Louisburg spend per resident?
About $705 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $682 was less than 97% of 30 Kansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Louisburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,733 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.39% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see louisburgkansas.gov.
Who runs Louisburg’s government?
See louisburgkansas.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Louisburg yet.
How did Louisburg vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Louisburg alone. Miami County, where 100% of Louisburg lies, voted Trump 68.8%, Harris 29.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Louisburg?
29 full-time and 41 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $223,399 (about $2.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Louisburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 37 (Doug Shane) and State House District 6 (Samantha Poetter Parshall). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Louisburg’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; 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 →