Photo: mamcginnis · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Pawnee Rock run?
Pawnee Rock’s city government spent $153,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $665 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pawnee Rock didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Pawnee Rock is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $665 per resident a year, or $1.82 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 62%.
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Pawnee Rock 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 Rock yet
Every year of Pawnee Rock’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 $833 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.40% 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 Pawnee Rock’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 Pawnee Rock’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pawnee Rock →
Who’s in charge in Pawnee Rock
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pawnee Rock’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on pawneerock-ks.gov ↗.
Fort Larned Unified School District 495
Pawnee Rock’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.
Pawnee Rock’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pawnee Rock alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Barton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.6%8,205 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.9%2,207 votesOthers: 1.5% (158 votes).
Most votes in Barton County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Pawnee Rock lies in Barton County. Every 2024 race in Barton County is on the county’s page.
Barton 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 Rock.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: pawneerock-ks.gov ↗
- 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 Pawnee Rock’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pawnee Rock’s government
How much does Pawnee Rock spend per resident?
About $665 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Pawnee Rock didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $185,000.
What is the property tax rate in Pawnee Rock?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $833 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.40% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pawneerock-ks.gov.
Who runs Pawnee Rock’s government?
See pawneerock-ks.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pawnee Rock yet.
How did Pawnee Rock vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pawnee Rock alone. Barton County, where 100% of Pawnee Rock lies, voted Trump 77.6%, Harris 20.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pawnee Rock?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,286 (about $39,432 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pawnee Rock 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 Pawnee Rock’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 Rock, 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 →