Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY 2.0Bock spent less per resident in 2022 than 68% of similar cities
Bock’s city government spent $97,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $898 per resident. Water and other utilities ($27,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bock is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$898 per resident in 2022: less than 68% of them
Bock’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($898 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,112, and the middle half spent $740–$1,505. Bock spent less than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($39,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bock itself left out).
About $898 per resident a year, or $2.46 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 40%.
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No trend yet
Bock reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Bock
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 108 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (108).
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.
Milaca Public School District
Bock’s K–12 school district, shared with Borgholm Township, Foreston, Milaca, Milaca Township, Page Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,736 per pupil, $8,752 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.
Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bock’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bock alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mille Lacs County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.6%10,570 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.8%4,374 votesOthers: 1.6% (246 votes).
Most votes in Mille Lacs County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Bock lies in Mille Lacs County. Every 2024 race in Mille Lacs County is on the county’s page.
Mille Lacs County’s 2024 results →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 Bock.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Minnesota HouseState representatives
- 3Minnesota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Bock’s government
How much does Bock spend per resident?
About $898 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 $898 was less than 68% of 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Bock’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bock yet.
How did Bock vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bock alone. Mille Lacs County, where 100% of Bock lies, voted Trump 69.6%, Harris 28.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bock?
1 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,594 (about $31,128 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bock in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Nathan Wesenberg) and State House District 10B (Isaac Schultz). The House district also covers 48 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 →