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Town Hall · Timberhill Township

Timberhill Township spent less per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar towns

Timberhill Township’s town government spent $6,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $29 per resident.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$6,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$29
In 2022: $29, less than 86% of 394 similar towns
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022, reported

What stands out about how Timberhill Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$29 per resident in 2022: less than 86% of them

Timberhill Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($29 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 394 Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $184, and the middle half spent $65–$457. Timberhill Township spent less than 86% of them.

Middle half of the group, $65–$457Median $184Timberhill Township

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
394

Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Timberhill Township itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $29 per resident a year, or $0.08 a day

Day-to-day services only.

Where the money comes from
From other local governments 71%Interest, fines & other 29%
About “Other”.100% of Timberhill Township’s day-to-day spending ($6,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Over the years

No trend yet

Timberhill Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Timberhill Township

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

Check Timberhill Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Timberhill Township yet.
The school district

Uniontown Unified School District 235

Timberhill Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Bronson, Mapleton, Marion Township, Redfield, Uniontown and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Timberhill Township →
$17,203
per pupil · KS $14,966
462
students
$2.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $17,203 per pupil, $10,729 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 11%State 72%Federal 17%

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

Also serving Timberhill Township

Jayhawk Unified School District 346 · $16,529 per pupil

Fort Scott Unified School District 234 · $15,210 per pupil

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Timberhill Township voted in 2024

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

President116 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican78.4%91 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat20.7%24 votes

Others: 0.9% (1 votes).

Most votes in Timberhill Township: Donald J Trump

Bourbon County: Trump 76.1%, Harris 22.0% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%

U.S. House · Kansas’s 2nd District302,767 votes
Derek SchmidtRepublican57.1%
Nancy BoydaDemocrat38.2%
Others4.7%

Most votes in the district: Derek Schmidt

Whole-district result

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

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Timberhill Township78.4%20.7%0.9%116
Bourbon County76.1%22.0%1.9%6,572
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 Timberhill Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Timberhill 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 Timberhill Township compares with the towns next door

Timberhill Township spent $29 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Franklin Townshipestimate$1,217
Mill Creek Townshipestimate$1,574
Stanton Townshipestimate$1,391
Freedom Townshipestimate$1,346
Timberhill Township$29—

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 Timberhill Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

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Questions about Timberhill Township’s government

How much does Timberhill Township spend per resident?

About $29 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $29 was less than 86% of 394 Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

Who runs Timberhill Township’s government?

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

How did Timberhill Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 78.4%, Kamala D Harris 20.7% (116 votes, official results). Bourbon County: Trump 76.1%, Harris 22.0%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.

Who represents Timberhill Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 13 (Tim Shallenburger) and State House District 4 (Rick James). The House district also covers 32 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 →