How is Blackburn run?
Blackburn’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Blackburn is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Santa Fe R-X School District
Blackburn’s K–12 school district, shared with Alma, Grand Pass, Waverly. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,554 per pupil, $8,458 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.
No comparison or trend for Blackburn yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Blackburn’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.85% 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 Blackburn’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 Blackburn’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Blackburn →
Who’s in charge in Blackburn
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Blackburn’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Blackburn alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Saline County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.6%6,498 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.2%2,726 votesOthers: 1.1% (106 votes).
Most votes in Saline County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
96% of Blackburn lies in Saline County; the rest in Lafayette County. Every 2024 race in Saline County is on the county’s page.
Saline 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 Blackburn.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
Reach Blackburn’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Blackburn’s government
How much does Blackburn spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Blackburn?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,000 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.85% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Blackburn’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Blackburn yet.
How did Blackburn vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Blackburn alone. Saline County, where 96% of Blackburn lies, voted Trump 69.6%, Harris 29.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Blackburn?
0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,543 (about $18,516 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Blackburn in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Kurtis Gregory) and State House District 51 (Mark Nolte). The House district also covers 20 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Blackburn’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 →