Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Canalou run?
Canalou’s city government spent $84,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $294 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Canalou didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Canalou is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $294 per resident a year, or $0.81 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 60%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Canalou 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 Canalou yet
Every year of Canalou’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 $314 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.98% 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 Canalou’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 Canalou’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Canalou →
Who’s in charge in Canalou
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
New Madrid County R-I School District
Canalou’s K–12 school district, shared with Catron, Howardville, Lilbourn, Marston, Matthews and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,596 per pupil, $8,523 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.
Canalou’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Canalou alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are New Madrid County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.4%5,203 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.9%1,561 votesOthers: 0.7% (47 votes).
Most votes in New Madrid County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Canalou lies in New Madrid County. Every 2024 race in New Madrid County is on the county’s page.
New Madrid 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 Canalou.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseState representativesDistrict 149
- 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 Canalou’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Canalou’s government
How much does Canalou spend per resident?
About $294 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Canalou didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $84,000.
What is the property tax rate in Canalou?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $314 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.98% 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 Canalou’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Canalou yet.
How did Canalou vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Canalou alone. New Madrid County, where 100% of Canalou lies, voted Trump 76.4%, Harris 22.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Canalou?
0 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $867 (about $10,404 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Canalou in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Jason Bean) and State House District 149. The House district also covers 25 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Canalou’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 Canalou, 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 →