How is Pawnee Township run?
Pawnee Township’s town government spent $37,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $85 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pawnee Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Pawnee Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Fort Larned Unified School District 495
Pawnee Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Garfield, Garfield Township, Larned, Larned Township, Orange Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,058 per pupil, $11,834 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 $85 per resident a year, or $0.23 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 54%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Pawnee 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 Pawnee Township yet
Every year of Pawnee 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 →Who’s in charge in Pawnee Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pawnee 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 Pawnee Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pawnee County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.9%2,003 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.4%625 votesOthers: 1.8% (47 votes).
Most votes in Pawnee County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Pawnee Township lies in Pawnee County. Every 2024 race in Pawnee County is on the county’s page.
Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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 Pawnee Township compares with the towns next door
Pawnee Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $53 to $498 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Township | $53 | — |
| Larned Township | $498 | $3,386 |
| Morton Township | estimate | — |
| Pawnee Township | estimate | — |
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 Pawnee Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Pawnee Township’s government
How much does Pawnee Township spend per resident?
About $85 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Pawnee Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $38,000.
Who runs Pawnee Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pawnee Township yet.
How did Pawnee Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pawnee Township alone. Pawnee County, where 100% of Pawnee Township lies, voted Trump 74.9%, Harris 23.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pawnee Township?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $751 (about $9,012 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Pawnee Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Tory Marie Blew) and State House District 122 (Lon Pishny). The House district also covers 43 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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 →