How is Smoky Hollow Township run?
Smoky Hollow Township’s town government spent $27,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $474 per resident.
What stands out about how Smoky Hollow Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Northland Community Schools
Smoky Hollow Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Beulah Township, Boy River, Boy River Township, Crooked Lake Township, Federal Dam 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 $474 per resident a year, or $1.30 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 44%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$392 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Smoky Hollow Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($392 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 1586 Minnesota towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $366, and the middle half spent $247–$565. Smoky Hollow Township spent more than 54% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Minnesota towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Smoky Hollow Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 7% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Smoky Hollow Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $392 · 2024: $474. Per resident it went from $392 to $474 (up 21%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 74 to 57.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Smoky Hollow Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Smoky Hollow 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 Smoky Hollow 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 Smoky Hollow 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 Smoky Hollow 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 Smoky Hollow Township compares with the towns next door
Smoky Hollow Township spent $392 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $530 to $955. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Thunder Lake Township | $530 | $2,074 |
| Beulah Township | $955 | $1,235 |
| Smoky Hollow Township | $392 | — |
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 Smoky Hollow Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Smoky Hollow Township’s government
How much does Smoky Hollow Township spend per resident?
About $474 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $392 was more than 54% of 1586 Minnesota towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Smoky Hollow Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Smoky Hollow Township yet.
How did Smoky Hollow Township vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Smoky Hollow Township alone. Cass County, where 100% of Smoky Hollow Township lies, voted Trump 65.9%, Harris 32.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Smoky Hollow Township?
0 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,156 (about $73,872 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Smoky Hollow Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Keri Heintzeman) and State House District 6A (Ben Davis). The House district also covers 45 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Smoky Hollow 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; 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 →