How is Pike Township run?
Pike Township’s town government spent $2,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pike Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Pike Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Emporia Unified School District 253
Pike Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Emporia, Emporia Township, Fremont Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,202 per pupil, $9,661 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.
Chase County Unified School District 284 · $16,244 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $2 per resident a year, or $0.01 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Pike Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Pike 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 Pike Township yet
Every year of Pike 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 $4,174 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.41% 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 Pike 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 Pike Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pike Township →
Who’s in charge in Pike Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pike 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 Pike Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lyon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.3%7,462 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.6%5,515 votesOthers: 2.1% (279 votes).
Most votes in Lyon County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Pike Township lies in Lyon County. Every 2024 race in Lyon County is on the county’s page.
Lyon 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 Pike Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Kansas HousePike Township is split between 2 districts
- 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 Pike Township compares with the towns next door
Pike Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,193 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Emporia | $1,193 | $2,257 |
| Emporia Township | estimate | $4,000 |
| Toledo Township | estimate | $2,780 |
| Center Township | estimate | $2,438 |
| Americus Township | estimate | $2,165 |
| Pike Township | estimate | $4,174 |
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 Pike Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Pike Township’s government
How much does Pike Township spend per resident?
About $2 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Pike Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2,000.
What is the property tax rate in Pike Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,174 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.41% 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 Pike Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pike Township yet.
How did Pike Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pike Township alone. Lyon County, where 100% of Pike Township lies, voted Trump 56.3%, Harris 41.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pike Township?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $32 (about $384 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pike Township in the state legislature?
Pike Township is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 17 (Mike Argabright). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pike Township’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 Pike 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 →