How is Boy River run?
Boy River’s city government spent $271,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $5,314 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Boy River didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Boy River is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Northland Community Schools
Boy River’s K–12 school district, shared with Beulah Township, Boy River Township, Crooked Lake Township, Federal Dam, Gould Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,677 per pupil, $13,980 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.
About $5,314 per resident a year, or $14.56 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 2%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Boy River 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 Boy River yet
Every year of Boy River’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 Boy River
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Boy River’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Boy River alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cass County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.9%12,759 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.5%6,300 votesOthers: 1.6% (304 votes).
Most votes in Cass County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Boy River lies in Cass County. Every 2024 race in Cass County is on the county’s page.
Cass 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 Boy River.
- 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.
Reach Boy River’s government
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Questions about Boy River’s government
How much does Boy River spend per resident?
About $5,314 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Boy River didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $271,000.
Who runs Boy River’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Boy River yet.
How did Boy River vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Boy River alone. Cass County, where 100% of Boy River lies, voted Trump 65.9%, Harris 32.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Boy River?
0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $347 (about $4,164 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Boy River in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Steve Green) and State House District 2B (Matt Bliss). The House district also covers 111 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 Boy River, 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 →