How is Lida Township run?
Lida Township’s town government spent $504,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $668 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lida Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lida Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Pelican Rapids Public School District
Lida Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Erhard, Erhards Grove Township, Maplewood Township, Pelican Rapids, Pelican Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,162 per pupil, $9,592 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 $668 per resident a year, or $1.83 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 78%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lida 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 Lida Township yet
Every year of Lida 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 $3,424 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.67% 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 Lida 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 Lida Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lida Township →
Who’s in charge in Lida Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lida 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 Lida Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Otter Tail County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.1%24,276 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.0%11,752 votesOthers: 1.9% (708 votes).
Most votes in Otter Tail County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Lida Township lies in Otter Tail County. Every 2024 race in Otter Tail County is on the county’s page.
Otter Tail 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 Lida 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 Lida Township compares with the towns next door
Lida 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 $283 to $691 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Pelican Township | $283 | $1,987 |
| Dora Township | $324 | $3,164 |
| Maplewood Township | $334 | $1,890 |
| Dunn Township | $691 | $3,555 |
| Lida Township | estimate | $3,424 |
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 Lida Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lida Township’s government
How much does Lida Township spend per resident?
About $668 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lida Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Lida Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,424 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.67% 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 Lida Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lida Township yet.
How did Lida Township vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lida Township alone. Otter Tail County, where 100% of Lida Township lies, voted Trump 66.1%, Harris 32.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lida Township?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $11,436 (about $137,232 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Lida Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Jordan Rasmusson) and State House District 9B (Tom Murphy). The House district also covers 76 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lida 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 Lida 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 →