How is Prairie Dog Township run?
Prairie Dog Township’s town government spent $39,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,219 per resident.
What stands out about how Prairie Dog Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Oberlin Unified School District 294
Prairie Dog Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Altory Township, Bassettville Township, Beaver Township, Center Township, Custer Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,510 per pupil, $9,239 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 $1,219 per resident a year, or $3.34 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 97%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Prairie Dog Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No comparison for Prairie Dog Township yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Prairie Dog Township’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 3800% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Prairie Dog Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $0 · 2024: $1,219. Per resident it went from $0 to $1,219 (up 121800%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 36 to 32.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Prairie Dog Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
How Prairie Dog Township voted in 2024
Official results for Prairie Dog Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican100.0%24 votesMost votes in Prairie Dog Township: Donald J Trump
Decatur County: Trump 83.8%, Harris 14.8% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
Most votes in the district: Tracey Mann
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Prairie Dog Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Dog Township | 100.0% | 0.0% | 24 |
| Decatur County | 83.8% | 1.4% | 1,452 |
| Kansas | 57.2% | 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: 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 Prairie Dog 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 Prairie Dog Township compares with the towns next door
Prairie Dog Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Township | estimate | — |
| Dresden Township | estimate | — |
| Summit Township | estimate | — |
| Prairie Dog 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 Prairie Dog Township’s government
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Questions about Prairie Dog Township’s government
How much does Prairie Dog Township spend per resident?
About $1,219 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who runs Prairie Dog Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Prairie Dog Township yet.
How did Prairie Dog Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 100.0% (24 votes, official results). Decatur County: Trump 83.8%, Harris 14.8%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
Who represents Prairie Dog Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Rick Billinger) and State House District 120 (Adam Smith). The House district also covers 86 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →