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Town Hall · South Haven Township

In South Haven Township, 75% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas

South Haven Township’s town government spent $80,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $150 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: South Haven Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$80,000
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$150
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 3 part-time · March payroll $2,403
Typical tax bill
$1,588
1.85% of home value · KS 1.29%

What stands out about how South Haven Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

South Haven Unified School District 509

South Haven Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Guelph Township, Hunnewell, South Haven, Walton Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in South Haven Township →
$17,940
per pupil · KS $14,966
217
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $17,940 per pupil, $11,323 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 19%State 77%Federal 4%

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

Also serving South Haven Township

Caldwell Unified School District 360 · $19,187 per pupil

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $150 per resident a year, or $0.41 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 69%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 62%From the state 38%
An estimate

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

Not in the receipt.Building projects $23,000. With these, the whole budget was $103,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for South Haven Township yet

Every year of South Haven 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 $1,588 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.85% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Jackson Township$4,111
Falls Township$3,719
Kansas$2,798
Guelph Township$2,456
South Haven Township$1,588
$1,588
typical bill a year
1.85%
effective rate
$85,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in South Haven Township

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

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

How South Haven Township voted in 2024

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

President267 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican85.4%228 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat13.5%36 votes

Others: 1.1% (3 votes).

Most votes in South Haven Township: Donald J Trump

Sumner County: Trump 74.0%, Harris 24.0% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%

Turnout
75%

of South Haven Township’s 357 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 4th District305,097 votes
Ron EstesRepublican65.0%
Esau FreemanDemocrat35.0%

Most votes in the district: Ron Estes

Whole-district result

President, 2024: South Haven Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
South Haven Township85.4%13.5%1.1%267
Sumner County74.0%24.0%2.0%10,549
Kansas57.2%41.0%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 South Haven Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for South Haven Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Kansas HouseState representatives
  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 South Haven Township compares with the towns next door

South Haven Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $651 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
Falls Township$651$3,719
Guelph Townshipestimate$2,456
Jackson Townshipestimate$4,111
South Haven Townshipestimate$1,588

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 South Haven Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about South Haven Township’s government

How much does South Haven Township spend per resident?

About $150 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (South Haven Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $103,000.

What is the property tax rate in South Haven Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,588 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.85% 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 South Haven Township’s government?

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

How did South Haven Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 85.4%, Kamala D Harris 13.5% (267 votes, official results). Sumner County: Trump 74.0%, Harris 24.0%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.

How many people work for South Haven Township?

0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,403 (about $28,836 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents South Haven Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 32 (Larry Alley) and State House District 80 (Bill Rhiley). The House district also covers 17 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 (for South Haven 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 →