How is Lone Oak Township run?
Lone Oak Township’s town government spent $42,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $147 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lone Oak Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lone Oak Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Butler R-V School District
Lone Oak Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Butler, Mount Pleasant Township, Passaic, Summit Township, Charlotte Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,929 per pupil, $6,178 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.
Rich Hill R-IV School District · $12,787 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $147 per resident a year, or $0.40 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lone Oak Township 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 Lone Oak Township yet
Every year of Lone Oak Township’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,600 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 Lone Oak Township’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 Lone Oak Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lone Oak Township →
Who’s in charge in Lone Oak Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lone Oak Township’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lone Oak Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bates County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.3%6,702 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.7%1,563 votesOthers: 0.9% (79 votes).
Most votes in Bates County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Lone Oak Township lies in Bates County. Every 2024 race in Bates County is on the county’s page.
Bates 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 Lone Oak Township.
- 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.
How Lone Oak Township compares with the towns next door
Lone Oak Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $51 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Osage Township | $51 | $624 |
| Pleasant Gap Township | estimate | $1,348 |
| New Home Township | estimate | — |
| Lone Oak Township | estimate | $1,600 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Lone Oak Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lone Oak Township’s government
How much does Lone Oak Township spend per resident?
About $147 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lone Oak Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $42,000.
Who runs Lone Oak Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lone Oak Township yet.
How did Lone Oak Township vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lone Oak Township alone. Bates County, where 100% of Lone Oak Township lies, voted Trump 80.3%, Harris 18.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lone Oak Township?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,064 (about $24,768 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lone Oak Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Rick Brattin) 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 Lone Oak Township’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 Lone Oak Township, 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 →