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Town Hall · Sarcoxie Township

In Sarcoxie Township, 81% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas

Sarcoxie Township’s town government spent $1,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Sarcoxie Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$1,000
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$2,939
1.03% of home value · KS 1.29%

What stands out about how Sarcoxie Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

McLouth Unified School District 342

Sarcoxie Township’s K–12 school district, shared with McLouth, Union Township, Alexandria Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Sarcoxie Township →
$15,819
per pupil · KS $14,966
442
students
$2.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,819 per pupil, $9,787 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 21%State 73%Federal 7%

Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.

Also serving Sarcoxie Township

Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343 · $14,678 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1 per resident a year, or $0.00 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 100%

Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Sarcoxie Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.

An estimate

Sarcoxie Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Sarcoxie Township yet

Every year of Sarcoxie 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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,939 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.03% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Reno Township$5,498
Grant Township$4,371
Tonganoxie Township$3,639
Sarcoxie Township$2,939
Rural Township$2,875
Union Township$2,868
Kansas$2,798
$2,939
typical bill a year
1.03%
effective rate
$284,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Sarcoxie 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 Sarcoxie Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sarcoxie Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Sarcoxie Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Sarcoxie Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Sarcoxie Township yet.
Elections · 2024 general election

How Sarcoxie Township voted in 2024

Official results for Sarcoxie Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President587 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat49.2%289 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican48.4%284 votes

Others: 2.4% (14 votes).

Most votes in Sarcoxie Township: Kamala D Harris

Jefferson County: Trump 67.4%, Harris 30.5% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%

Turnout
81%

of Sarcoxie Township’s 723 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Kansas: 62%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. House · Kansas’s 1st District304,458 votes
Tracey MannRepublican69.1%
Paul BuskirkDemocrat30.9%

Most votes in the district: Tracey Mann

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Sarcoxie Township, its county and the state

HarrisTrumpOthersVotes
Sarcoxie Township49.2%48.4%2.4%587
Jefferson County30.5%67.4%2.0%9,927
Kansas41.0%57.2%1.8%1,327,591
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Sarcoxie Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Sarcoxie Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Kansas HouseSarcoxie Township is split between 2 districts
  3. 3
    Kansas SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Sarcoxie Township compares with the towns next door

Sarcoxie Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1 to $1,035 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Union Township$1$2,868
Tonganoxie Township$35$3,639
Reno Township$71$5,498
Grant Township$1,035$4,371
Rural Townshipestimate$2,875
Sarcoxie Townshipestimate$2,939

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 Sarcoxie Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Sarcoxie Township’s government

How much does Sarcoxie Township spend per resident?

About $1 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Sarcoxie Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1,000.

What is the property tax rate in Sarcoxie Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,939 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.03% 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 Sarcoxie Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sarcoxie Township yet.

How did Sarcoxie Township vote in 2024?

For president, Kamala D Harris 49.2%, Donald J Trump 48.4% (587 votes, official results). Jefferson County: Trump 67.4%, Harris 30.5%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.

Who represents Sarcoxie Township in the state legislature?

Sarcoxie 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 18 (Kenny Titus). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Sarcoxie Township’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 Sarcoxie 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 →