How is Adams Township run?
Adams Township’s town government spent $73,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $589 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Adams Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Adams Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Gilman City R-IV School District
Adams Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Gilman City, Sugar Creek Township, Lincoln Township, Washington Township, Fox Creek Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,307 per pupil, $9,049 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.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
South Harrison County R-II School District · $13,944 per pupil
North Daviess R-III School District · $31,300 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $589 per resident a year, or $1.61 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate).
Thank you for being a neighbor
Adams 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 Adams Township yet
Every year of Adams 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 →Who’s in charge in Adams Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 124 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (124).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Adams Township’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Adams Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Harrison County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.6%3,293 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.9%534 votesOthers: 0.5% (18 votes).
Most votes in Harrison County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Adams Township lies in Harrison County. Every 2024 race in Harrison County is on the county’s page.
Harrison 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 Adams Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Adams Township compares with the towns next door
Adams Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $52 to $275 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Bethany Township | $52 | $1,074 |
| Sugar Creek Township | $275 | $596 |
| Cypress Township | estimate | $2,577 |
| Sherman Township | estimate | — |
| Washington Township | estimate | $1,938 |
| Gilman City | estimate | $500 |
| Adams Township | estimate | — |
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 Adams Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Adams Township’s government
How much does Adams Township spend per resident?
About $589 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Adams Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $73,000.
Who runs Adams Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Adams Township yet.
How did Adams Township vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Adams Township alone. Harrison County, where 100% of Adams Township lies, voted Trump 85.6%, Harris 13.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Adams Township?
1 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,989 (about $95,868 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Adams Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Rusty Black) and State House District 2 (Mazzie Christensen). The House district also covers 95 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Adams 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 Adams 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 →