How is Bacon Township run?
Bacon Township’s town government spent $62,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $97 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bacon Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bacon Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Northeast Vernon County R-I School District
Bacon Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Harwood, Schell City, Walker, Walker Township, Blue Mound Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,507 per pupil, $7,463 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $97 per resident a year, or $0.27 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Bacon 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 Bacon Township yet
Every year of Bacon 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 $767 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.84% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bacon 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 Bacon Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bacon Township →
Who’s in charge in Bacon Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bacon 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 Bacon Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Vernon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.3%7,112 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.8%1,774 votesOthers: 1.0% (87 votes).
Most votes in Vernon County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Bacon Township lies in Vernon County. Every 2024 race in Vernon County is on the county’s page.
Vernon 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 Bacon 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 Bacon Township compares with the towns next door
Bacon Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $26 to $194 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound Township | $26 | — |
| Clear Creek Township | $89 | — |
| Rockville Township | $194 | $325 |
| Bacon Township | estimate | $767 |
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 Bacon Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bacon Township’s government
How much does Bacon Township spend per resident?
About $97 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bacon Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $62,000.
What is the property tax rate in Bacon Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $767 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.84% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Bacon Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bacon Township yet.
How did Bacon Township vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bacon Township alone. Vernon County, where 100% of Bacon Township lies, voted Trump 79.3%, Harris 19.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bacon Township?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,328 (about $27,936 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Bacon Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Sandy Crawford) and State House District 125 (Dane Diehl). The House district also covers 56 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bacon 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 Bacon 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 →