Brown Hotel (Boundary Increase) · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Richfield Township run?
Who represents Richfield Township, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Richfield Township voted.
What stands out about how Richfield Township is run
Read from the town’s official records.
Rolla Unified School District 217
Richfield Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Richfield, Rolla. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $26,109 per pupil, $13,978 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.
Elkhart Unified School District 218 · $7,742 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
The typical homeowner pays $1,333 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.89% 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 Richfield 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 Richfield Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Richfield Township →
Who’s in charge in Richfield Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Richfield Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on Richfield.org ↗.
Richfield 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 Richfield Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Morton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.8%909 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat12.4%131 votesOthers: 1.9% (20 votes).
Most votes in Morton County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Richfield Township lies in Morton County. Every 2024 race in Morton County is on the county’s page.
Morton 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 Richfield Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: Richfield.org ↗
- 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 Richfield Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Richfield Township’s government
What is the property tax rate in Richfield Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,333 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.89% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see Richfield.org.
Who runs Richfield Township’s government?
See Richfield.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Richfield Township yet.
How did Richfield Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Richfield Township alone. Morton County, where 100% of Richfield Township lies, voted Trump 85.8%, Harris 12.4% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Richfield Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Bill Clifford) and State House District 124 (Marty Long). The House district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Richfield 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; 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 →