Photo: Public domain · Public domainEffie spent less per resident in 2022 than 75% of similar cities
Effie’s city government spent $87,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $737 per resident.
What stands out about how Effie is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$737 per resident in 2022: less than 75% of them
Effie’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($737 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 $743–$1,505. Effie spent less than 75% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($53,000), 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; Effie itself left out).
About $737 per resident a year, or $2.02 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 61%.
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No trend yet
Effie reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Effie
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Grand Rapids Public School District
Effie’s K–12 school district, shared with Alvwood Township, Arbo Township, Ardenhurst Township, Bearville Township, Bigfork and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
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.
Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Effie’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Effie alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Itasca County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.1%15,863 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.0%10,467 votesOthers: 1.9% (510 votes).
Most votes in Itasca County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Effie lies in Itasca County. Every 2024 race in Itasca County is on the county’s page.
Itasca 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 Effie.
- 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 Effie’s government
How much does Effie spend per resident?
About $737 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 $737 was less than 75% of 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Effie’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Effie yet.
How did Effie vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Effie alone. Itasca County, where 100% of Effie lies, voted Trump 59.1%, Harris 39.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Effie?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,654 (about $43,848 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Effie 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.
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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 →