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Town Hall · Toronto Township

In Toronto Township, 67% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas

Toronto Township’s town government spent $45,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $87 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$45,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$87
In 2022: $87, less than 70% of 394 similar towns
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 1 part-time · March payroll $443
Typical tax bill
$1,045
2.26% of home value · KS 1.29%

What stands out about how Toronto Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$87 per resident in 2022: less than 70% of them

Toronto Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($87 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. Toronto Township spent less than 70% of them.

Middle half of the group, $65–$457Median $184Toronto 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; Toronto Township itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $87 per resident a year, or $0.24 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 78%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 71%Interest, fines & other 29%
Over the years

No trend yet

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,045 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.26% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Pleasant Grove Township$3,825
Kansas$2,798
Center Township$2,254
Quincy Township$1,423
Toronto Township$1,045
Verdigris Township$595
$1,045
typical bill a year
2.26%
effective rate
$46,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Toronto Township

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

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

Woodson Unified School District 366

Toronto Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Neosho Falls, Yates Center, Center Township, Liberty Township, Neosho Falls Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Toronto Township →
$16,000
per pupil · KS $14,966
443
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $16,000 per pupil, $9,594 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 65%Federal 16%

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

Also serving Toronto Township

Eureka Unified School District 389 · $16,941 per pupil

Madison-Virgil Unified School District 386 · $24,578 per pupil

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Toronto Township voted in 2024

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

President257 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican73.5%189 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat24.5%63 votes

Others: 1.9% (5 votes).

Most votes in Toronto Township: Donald J Trump

Woodson County: Trump 80.0%, Harris 18.7% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%

Turnout
67%

of Toronto Township’s 386 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 2nd District302,767 votes
Derek SchmidtRepublican57.1%
Nancy BoydaDemocrat38.2%
Others4.7%

Most votes in the district: Derek Schmidt

Whole-district result

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

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Toronto Township73.5%24.5%1.9%257
Woodson County80.0%18.7%1.3%1,506
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 Toronto Township

From town hall to Washington

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

Toronto Township spent $87 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $7 to $273. 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
Verdigris Township$7$595
Quincy Township$273$1,423
Center Townshipestimate$2,254
North Townshipestimate—
Pleasant Grove Townshipestimate$3,825
Toronto Township$87$1,045

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 Toronto Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Toronto Township’s government

How much does Toronto Township spend per resident?

About $87 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 $87 was less than 70% of 394 Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Toronto Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,045 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.26% 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 Toronto Township’s government?

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

How did Toronto Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 73.5%, Kamala D Harris 24.5% (257 votes, official results). Woodson County: Trump 80.0%, Harris 18.7%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.

How many people work for Toronto Township?

0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $443 (about $5,316 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Toronto Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 12 (Caryn Tyson) and State House District 13 (Duane Droge). The House district also covers 67 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 →