How is Deerfield Township run?
Deerfield Township’s town government spent $44,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $355 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Deerfield Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Deerfield Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Pine River-Backus Public School District
Deerfield Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Ansel Township, Backus, Barclay Township, Bull Moose Township, Bungo Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,258 per pupil, $9,315 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 $355 per resident a year, or $0.97 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 41%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Deerfield Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Deerfield Township 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 Deerfield Township yet
Every year of Deerfield 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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.48% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Deerfield 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 Deerfield Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Deerfield Township →
Who’s in charge in Deerfield Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Deerfield 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 Deerfield Township 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 Deerfield Township 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 Deerfield Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
How Deerfield Township compares with the towns next door
Deerfield Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $122 to $1,015 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Bull Moose Township | $122 | $871 |
| Powers Township | $357 | $1,242 |
| Hiram Township | $736 | $2,250 |
| Badoura Township | $1,015 | $1,708 |
| Deerfield Township | estimate | $1,000 |
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 Deerfield Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Deerfield Township’s government
How much does Deerfield Township spend per resident?
About $355 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Deerfield Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $44,000.
What is the property tax rate in Deerfield Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,000 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.48% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Deerfield Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Deerfield Township yet.
How did Deerfield Township vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Deerfield Township alone. Cass County, where 100% of Deerfield Township lies, voted Trump 65.9%, Harris 32.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Deerfield Township?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $796 (about $9,552 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Deerfield Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Paul Utke) and State House District 5A (Krista Knudsen). The House district also covers 74 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Deerfield 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 Deerfield 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 →