Martin Cemetery · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Ohio Township run?
Ohio Township’s town government spent $60,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $176 per resident.
What stands out about how Ohio Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
St. John-Hudson Unified School District 350
Ohio Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Hayes Township, Hudson, St. John, St. John Township, Rose Valley Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,527 per pupil, $10,499 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.
Stafford Unified School District 349 · $21,884 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $176 per resident a year, or $0.48 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$176 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Ohio Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($176 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 394 Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $184, and the middle half spent $65–$457. Ohio Township spent less than 52% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Ohio Township itself left out).
No trend yet
Ohio Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,034 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.63% 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 Ohio 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 Ohio Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ohio Township →
Who’s in charge in Ohio Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 340 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (340).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Ohio 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 Ohio Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Stafford County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.1%1,548 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.1%326 votesOthers: 1.8% (35 votes).
Most votes in Stafford County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Ohio Township lies in Stafford County. Every 2024 race in Stafford County is on the county’s page.
Stafford 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 Ohio 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 Ohio Township compares with the towns next door
Ohio Township spent $176 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $2,703. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | $2,703 | $2,813 |
| Stafford Township | estimate | $1,353 |
| St. John Township | estimate | $1,619 |
| Rose Valley Township | estimate | $1,778 |
| Ohio Township | $176 | $2,034 |
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 Ohio Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Ohio Township’s government
How much does Ohio Township spend per resident?
About $176 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $176 was less than 52% of 394 Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Ohio Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,034 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.63% 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 Ohio Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ohio Township yet.
How did Ohio Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ohio Township alone. Stafford County, where 100% of Ohio Township lies, voted Trump 81.1%, Harris 17.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ohio Township?
1 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,310 (about $39,720 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ohio Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Tory Marie Blew) and State House District 113 (Brett Fairchild). The House district also covers 91 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ohio 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; 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 →