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Town Hall · Lyon Township

How is Lyon Township run?

Lyon Township’s town government spent $13,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $116 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lyon Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$13,000
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$116
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$673
a year

What stands out about how Lyon Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Southern Cloud Unified School District 334

Lyon Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Glasco, Miltonvale, Oakland Township, Starr Township, Meredith Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Lyon Township →
$27,291
per pupil · KS $14,966
127
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $27,291 per pupil, $17,299 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 27%State 66%Federal 7%

Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.

Also serving Lyon Township

North Ottawa County Unified School District 239 · $15,357 per pupil

Concordia Unified School District 333 · $19,296 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $116 per resident a year, or $0.32 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: health & welfare, at 100%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 100%
An estimate

Lyon Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Lyon Township yet

Every year of Lyon 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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $673 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Meredith Township$3,375
Kansas$2,798
Sheridan Township$1,282
Solomon Township$1,118
Lyon Township$673
$673
typical bill a year
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Lyon 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 Lyon Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lyon Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Lyon Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Lyon Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Lyon Township yet.
Elections · 2024 general election

How Lyon Township voted in 2024

Official results for Lyon Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President51 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican84.3%43 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat11.8%6 votes

Others: 3.9% (2 votes).

Most votes in Lyon Township: Donald J Trump

Cloud County: Trump 79.5%, Harris 19.0% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%

U.S. House · Kansas’s 1st District304,458 votes
Tracey MannRepublican69.1%
Paul BuskirkDemocrat30.9%

Most votes in the district: Tracey Mann

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Lyon Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Lyon Township84.3%11.8%3.9%51
Cloud County79.5%19.0%1.5%4,047
Kansas57.2%41.0%1.8%1,327,591
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Lyon Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Lyon Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Kansas HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Kansas SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Lyon Township compares with the towns next door

Lyon Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Solomon Townshipestimate$1,118
Arion Townshipestimate—
Sheridan Townshipestimate$1,282
Meredith Townshipestimate$3,375
Lyon Townshipestimate$673

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 Lyon Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Lyon Township’s government

How much does Lyon Township spend per resident?

About $116 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lyon Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $13,000.

Who runs Lyon Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lyon Township yet.

How did Lyon Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 84.3%, Kamala D Harris 11.8% (51 votes, official results). Cloud County: Trump 79.5%, Harris 19.0%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.

Who represents Lyon Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 36 (Elaine Bowers) and State House District 107 (Dawn Wolf). The House district also covers 69 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Lyon Township’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 Lyon 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 →