Photo: Paltron · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Deepwater run?
Deepwater’s city government spent $140,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $335 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Deepwater didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Deepwater is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Lakeland R-III School District
Deepwater’s K–12 school district, shared with Brownington, Fairview Township, Lowry City, Osage Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,802 per pupil, $10,553 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 $335 per resident a year, or $0.92 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 63%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Deepwater 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 Deepwater yet
Every year of Deepwater’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 $767 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.94% 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 Deepwater’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 Deepwater’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Deepwater →
Who’s in charge in Deepwater
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Deepwater’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on deepwatermissouri.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 418 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 (418).
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.
Deepwater’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Deepwater alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Henry County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.8%8,286 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.2%2,535 votesOthers: 1.0% (111 votes).
Most votes in Henry County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Deepwater lies in Henry County. Every 2024 race in Henry County is on the county’s page.
Henry 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 Deepwater.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: deepwatermissouri.com ↗
- 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 Deepwater’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Deepwater’s government
How much does Deepwater spend per resident?
About $335 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Deepwater didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $211,000.
What is the property tax rate in Deepwater?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $767 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.94% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see deepwatermissouri.com.
Who runs Deepwater’s government?
See deepwatermissouri.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Deepwater yet.
How did Deepwater vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Deepwater alone. Henry County, where 100% of Deepwater lies, voted Trump 75.8%, Harris 23.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Deepwater?
1 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,036 (about $96,432 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Deepwater in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Sandy Crawford) and State House District 126 (Jim Kalberloh). The House district also covers 37 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Deepwater’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Deepwater, 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 →