How is Mapleton run?
Mapleton’s city government spent $14,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $175 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mapleton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mapleton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Uniontown Unified School District 235
Mapleton’s K–12 school district, shared with Bronson, Marion Township, Redfield, Uniontown, Walnut Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,203 per pupil, $10,729 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.
About $175 per resident a year, or $0.48 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 21%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mapleton 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 Mapleton yet
Every year of Mapleton’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 $364 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mapleton’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 Mapleton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mapleton →
Who’s in charge in Mapleton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mapleton’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mapleton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bourbon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.1%5,003 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.0%1,444 votesOthers: 1.9% (125 votes).
Most votes in Bourbon County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Mapleton lies in Bourbon County. Every 2024 race in Bourbon County is on the county’s page.
Bourbon 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 Mapleton.
- 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 Mapleton’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mapleton’s government
How much does Mapleton spend per resident?
About $175 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mapleton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $15,000.
Who runs Mapleton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mapleton yet.
How did Mapleton vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mapleton alone. Bourbon County, where 100% of Mapleton lies, voted Trump 76.1%, Harris 22.0% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Mapleton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Tim Shallenburger) and State House District 4 (Rick James). The House district also covers 32 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mapleton’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Mapleton, 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 →