How is Prairie Lake Township run?
Prairie Lake Township’s town government spent $36,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $706 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Prairie Lake Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Prairie Lake Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Floodwood Public School District
Prairie Lake Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Fine Lakes Township, Floodwood, Floodwood Township, Halden Township, Van Buren Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,873 per pupil, $11,259 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 $706 per resident a year, or $1.93 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 75%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Prairie Lake 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 Prairie Lake Township yet
Every year of Prairie Lake 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 $1,625 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.83% 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 Prairie Lake 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 Prairie Lake Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Prairie Lake Township →
Who’s in charge in Prairie Lake Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Prairie Lake 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 Prairie Lake Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are St. Louis County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat55.7%66,335 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican42.1%50,065 votesOthers: 2.2% (2,609 votes).
Most votes in St. Louis County: Kamala D Harris
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Prairie Lake Township lies in St. Louis County. Every 2024 race in St. Louis County is on the county’s page.
St. Louis 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 Prairie Lake 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 Prairie Lake Township compares with the towns next door
Prairie Lake Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $366 to $415 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Balsam Township | $366 | $1,750 |
| Halden Township | $366 | $1,133 |
| Beseman Township | $415 | $2,341 |
| Fine Lakes Township | estimate | $1,875 |
| Prairie Lake Township | estimate | $1,625 |
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 Prairie Lake Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Prairie Lake Township’s government
How much does Prairie Lake Township spend per resident?
About $706 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Prairie Lake Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $36,000.
What is the property tax rate in Prairie Lake Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,625 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.83% 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 Prairie Lake Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Prairie Lake Township yet.
How did Prairie Lake Township vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Prairie Lake Township alone. St. Louis County, where 100% of Prairie Lake Township lies, voted Harris 55.7%, Trump 42.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Prairie Lake Township?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,283 (about $27,396 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Prairie Lake Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Rob Farnsworth) and State House District 7A (Spencer Igo). The House district also covers 56 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Prairie Lake 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 Prairie Lake 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 →