How is Salem Township run?
Salem Township’s town government spent $217,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $82 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Salem Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Salem Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District
Salem Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Hornersville, Rives, Senath, Clay Township, Independence Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,114 per pupil, $6,635 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.
Southland C-9 School District · $13,215 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $82 per resident a year, or $0.22 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 91%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Salem 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 Salem Township yet
Every year of Salem 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 $554 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% 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 Salem 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 Salem Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Salem Township →
Who’s in charge in Salem Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 2,639 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 (2,639).
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.
Salem 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 Salem Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dunklin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.5%8,096 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.8%1,885 votesOthers: 0.7% (70 votes).
Most votes in Dunklin County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Salem Township lies in Dunklin County. Every 2024 race in Dunklin County is on the county’s page.
Dunklin 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 Salem 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 Salem Township compares with the towns next door
Salem Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $23 to $341 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Township | $23 | $867 |
| Clay Township | $127 | $585 |
| Arbyrd | $341 | $372 |
| Buffalo Township | estimate | $600 |
| Salem Township | estimate | $554 |
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 Salem Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Salem Township’s government
How much does Salem Township spend per resident?
About $82 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Salem Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $217,000.
What is the property tax rate in Salem Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $554 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Salem Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Salem Township yet.
How did Salem Township vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Salem Township alone. Dunklin County, where 100% of Salem Township lies, voted Trump 80.5%, Harris 18.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Salem Township?
1 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,340 (about $16,080 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Salem Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Jason Bean) and State House District 150 (Cameron Parker). The House district also covers 25 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Salem 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 Salem 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 →