How is Catron run?
Catron’s city government spent $10,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $167 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Catron didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Catron is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $167 per resident a year, or $0.46 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Catron 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 Catron yet
Every year of Catron’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 $640 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Catron’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 Catron’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Catron →
Who’s in charge in Catron
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
New Madrid County R-I School District
Catron’s K–12 school district, shared with Canalou, 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.
Catron’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Catron 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 Catron 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 Catron.
- 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 Catron’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Catron’s government
How much does Catron spend per resident?
About $167 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Catron didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $10,000.
Who runs Catron’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Catron yet.
How did Catron vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Catron alone. New Madrid County, where 100% of Catron lies, voted Trump 76.4%, Harris 22.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Catron?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $408 (about $4,896 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Catron 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 Catron’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 Catron, 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 →