How is Wells Township run?
Wells Township’s town government spent $17,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $153 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Wells Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Wells Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Vermillion Unified School District 380
Wells Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Centralia, Corning, Frankfort, Goff, Home Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,403 per pupil, $8,368 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.
Valley Heights Unified School District 498 · $17,436 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $153 per resident a year, or $0.42 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 88%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Wells Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Wells Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Wells Township yet
Every year of Wells 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 →Who’s in charge in Wells Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 111 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (111).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Wells Township voted in 2024
Official results for Wells Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.4%58 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.8%18 votesOthers: 3.8% (3 votes).
Most votes in Wells Township: Donald J Trump
Marshall County: Trump 73.3%, Harris 24.3% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
Most votes in the district: Tracey Mann
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Wells Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Township | 73.4% | 22.8% | 3.8% | 79 |
| Marshall County | 73.3% | 24.3% | 2.4% | 4,968 |
| Kansas | 57.2% | 41.0% | 1.8% | 1,327,591 |
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 Wells Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
How Wells Township compares with the towns next door
Wells Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,059 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Bigelow Township | $1,059 | $1,167 |
| Center Township | estimate | $3,184 |
| Vermillion Township | estimate | $1,585 |
| Blue Rapids City Township | estimate | $1,391 |
| Wells Township | estimate | — |
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 Wells Township’s government
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Questions about Wells Township’s government
How much does Wells Township spend per resident?
About $153 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Wells Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $17,000.
Who runs Wells Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wells Township yet.
How did Wells Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 73.4%, Kamala D Harris 22.8% (79 votes, official results). Marshall County: Trump 73.3%, Harris 24.3%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Wells Township?
1 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,154 (about $85,848 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Wells Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Craig Bowser) and State House District 106 (Lisa Moser). The House district also covers 130 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 Wells 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 →