How is Otter Creek Township run?
Otter Creek Township’s town government spent $110,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $591 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Otter Creek Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Otter Creek Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Eureka Unified School District 389
Otter Creek Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Climax, Eureka, Toronto, Pleasant Grove Township, Eureka Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,941 per pupil, $9,982 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.
Bluestem Unified School District 205 · $14,788 per pupil
Flinthills Unified School District 492 · $20,526 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $591 per resident a year, or $1.62 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 95%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Otter Creek 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 Otter Creek Township yet
Every year of Otter Creek 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 $661 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 Otter Creek 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 Otter Creek Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Otter Creek Township →
Who’s in charge in Otter Creek Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 186 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (186).
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.
How Otter Creek Township voted in 2024
Official results for Otter Creek Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.0%73 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.0%15 votesMost votes in Otter Creek Township: Donald J Trump
Greenwood County: Trump 79.7%, Harris 18.8% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
Most votes in the district: Ron Estes
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Otter Creek Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Creek Township | 83.0% | 17.0% | 0.0% | 88 |
| Greenwood County | 79.7% | 18.8% | 1.5% | 2,884 |
| Kansas | 57.2% | 41.0% | 1.8% | 1,327,591 |
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 Otter Creek 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 Otter Creek Township compares with the towns next door
Otter Creek Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 7 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,753 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Hickory Township | $1,753 | — |
| Glencoe Township | estimate | $1,286 |
| Twin Grove Township | estimate | $1,128 |
| Union Center Township | estimate | $2,563 |
| Fall River Township | estimate | $1,486 |
| Eureka Township | estimate | $2,583 |
| Spring Creek Township | estimate | — |
| Otter Creek Township | estimate | $661 |
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 Otter Creek Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Otter Creek Township’s government
How much does Otter Creek Township spend per resident?
About $591 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Otter Creek Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $110,000.
Who runs Otter Creek Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Otter Creek Township yet.
How did Otter Creek Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 83.0%, Kamala D Harris 17.0% (88 votes, official results). Greenwood County: Trump 79.7%, Harris 18.8%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Otter Creek Township?
1 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,941 (about $47,292 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Otter Creek Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Mike Fagg) and State House District 13 (Duane Droge). The House district also covers 67 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Otter Creek 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 Otter Creek 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 →