How is Harwood run?
Harwood’s town government spent $15,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $333 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Harwood didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Harwood is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Northeast Vernon County R-I School District
Harwood’s K–12 school district, shared with Bacon Township, 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 $333 per resident a year, or $0.91 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 47%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Harwood 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 Harwood yet
Every year of Harwood’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 →Who’s in charge in Harwood
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 45 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (45).
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.
Harwood’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Harwood 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 Harwood 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 Harwood.
- 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.
Reach Harwood’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Harwood’s government
How much does Harwood spend per resident?
About $333 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Harwood didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $16,000.
Who runs Harwood’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Harwood yet.
How did Harwood vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Harwood alone. Vernon County, where 100% of Harwood lies, voted Trump 79.3%, Harris 19.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Harwood?
1 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,419 (about $41,028 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Harwood 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 Harwood’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 Harwood, 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 →