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Town Hall · Weskan Township

In Weskan Township, 68% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas

Weskan Township’s town government spent $13,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $38 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Weskan Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$13,000
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$38
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 4 part-time · March payroll $4,152 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$1,435
1.08% of home value · KS 1.29%

What stands out about how Weskan Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Weskan Township voted in 2024

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

President157 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican93.0%146 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat5.7%9 votes

Others: 1.3% (2 votes).

Most votes in Weskan Township: Donald J Trump

Wallace County: Trump 91.7%, Harris 7.0% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%

Turnout
68%

of Weskan Township’s 232 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: Weskan Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Weskan Township93.0%5.7%1.3%157
Wallace County91.7%7.0%1.3%748
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.

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $38 per resident a year, or $0.10 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate).

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 75%Income taxes 25%
An estimate

Weskan 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.With the enterprises, the whole budget was $14,000.
About “Other”.100% of Weskan Township’s day-to-day spending ($13,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Weskan Township yet

Every year of Weskan 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 $1,435 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.08% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Kansas$2,798
Greeley County$2,308
Weskan Township$1,435
Sharon Springs Township$1,375
$1,435
typical bill a year
1.08%
effective rate
$133,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Weskan Township

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

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

Weskan Unified School District 242

Weskan Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Weskan Township →
$16,648
per pupil · KS $14,966
125
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $16,648 per pupil, $9,864 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 23%State 72%Federal 5%

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

Also serving Weskan Township

Wallace County Schools Unified School District 241 · $20,512 per pupil

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

Who represents Weskan Township

From town hall to Washington

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

Weskan 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 $5 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
Sharon Springs Township$5$1,375
McPherson Townshipestimate—
Greeley Countyestimate$2,308
Weskan Townshipestimate$1,435

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 Weskan Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Weskan Township’s government

How much does Weskan Township spend per resident?

About $38 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Weskan Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $14,000.

What is the property tax rate in Weskan Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,435 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.08% 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 Weskan Township’s government?

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

How did Weskan Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 93.0%, Kamala D Harris 5.7% (157 votes, official results). Wallace County: Trump 91.7%, Harris 7.0%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.

How many people work for Weskan Township?

0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,152 (about $49,824 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Weskan Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 40 (Rick Billinger) and State House District 120 (Adam Smith). The House district also covers 86 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Weskan Township’s government

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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 Weskan 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 →