Chicken Creek Bridge · Photo: WhatIsHip · CC BY-SA 4.0In Willow Springs Township, 95% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas
Willow Springs Township’s town government spent $279,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $179 per resident.
What stands out about how Willow Springs Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Baldwin City Unified School District 348
Willow Springs Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Baldwin City, Palmyra Township, Marion Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,610 per pupil, $7,266 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.
Lawrence Unified School District 497 · $12,393 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $179 per resident a year, or $0.49 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 62%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Willow Springs Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
$179 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Willow Springs Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($179 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. Willow Springs Township spent less than 51% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Willow Springs Township itself left out).
No trend yet
Willow Springs Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,788 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.87% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Willow Springs 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 Willow Springs Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Willow Springs Township →
Who’s in charge in Willow Springs Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
How Willow Springs Township voted in 2024
Official results for Willow Springs Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.7%564 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.3%411 votesOthers: 1.9% (19 votes).
Most votes in Willow Springs Township: Donald J Trump
Douglas County: Harris 68.2%, Trump 30.2% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Willow Springs Township’s 1,044 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Kansas: 62%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Derek Schmidt
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Willow Springs Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Springs Township | 56.7% | 41.3% | 1.9% | 994 |
| Douglas County | 30.2% | 68.2% | 1.6% | 58,041 |
| 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 Willow Springs Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Kansas HouseWillow Springs Township is split between 2 districts
- 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 Willow Springs Township compares with the towns next door
Willow Springs Township spent $179 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $92 to $547. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Township | $92 | $3,783 |
| Clinton Township | $316 | $5,344 |
| Marion Township | $507 | $4,027 |
| Wakarusa Township | $547 | $4,326 |
| Willow Springs Township | $179 | $3,788 |
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 Willow Springs Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Willow Springs Township’s government
How much does Willow Springs Township spend per resident?
About $179 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 $179 was less than 51% of 394 Kansas towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Willow Springs Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,788 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.87% 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 Willow Springs Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Willow Springs Township yet.
How did Willow Springs Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 56.7%, Kamala D Harris 41.3% (994 votes, official results). Douglas County: Harris 68.2%, Trump 30.2%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Willow Springs Township?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,019 (about $96,228 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Willow Springs Township in the state legislature?
Willow Springs Township is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 3 (Rick Kloos). 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 →