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Town Hall · Alvwood Township

How is Alvwood Township run?

Alvwood Township’s town government spent $30,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $714 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Alvwood Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$30,000
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$714
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 6 part-time · March payroll $1,067 · Census estimate

What stands out about how Alvwood Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Grand Rapids Public School District

Alvwood Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Arbo Township, Ardenhurst Township, Bearville Township, Bigfork, Bigfork Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Alvwood Township →
$14,971
per pupil · MN $17,091
4,024
students
$95.8 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,971 per pupil, $10,126 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 28%State 62%Federal 9%

Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $714 per resident a year, or $1.96 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 43%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 86%From the state 14%
An estimate

Alvwood Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

About “Other”.47% of Alvwood Township’s day-to-day spending ($14,000) 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 Alvwood Township yet

Every year of Alvwood 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 runs it

Who’s in charge in Alvwood Township

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

Check Alvwood Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Alvwood Township yet.
Elections · 2024 general election

Alvwood Township’s votes are counted by county

Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Alvwood Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Itasca County’s results.

President · Itasca County’s results26,840 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican59.1%15,863 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat39.0%10,467 votes

Others: 1.9% (510 votes).

Most votes in Itasca County: Donald J Trump

Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%

The county’s page

100% of Alvwood Township lies in Itasca County. Every 2024 race in Itasca County is on the county’s page.

Itasca County’s 2024 results →
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 Alvwood Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Alvwood Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Minnesota HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Minnesota SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Alvwood Township compares with the towns next door

Alvwood Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $131 to $321 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
Kinghurst Township$131$1,125
Ardenhurst Township$321$2,132
Moose Park Townshipestimate$940
Alvwood Townshipestimate—

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 Alvwood Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Alvwood Township’s government

How much does Alvwood Township spend per resident?

About $714 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Alvwood Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $30,000.

Who runs Alvwood Township’s government?

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

How did Alvwood Township vote in 2024?

Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Alvwood Township alone. Itasca County, where 100% of Alvwood Township lies, voted Trump 59.1%, Harris 39.0% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Alvwood Township?

0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,067 (about $12,804 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Alvwood Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 3 (Grant Hauschild) and State House District 3A (Roger Skraba). The House district also covers 56 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Alvwood Township’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 Alvwood 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 →