How is Spruce Township run?
Spruce Township’s town government spent $73,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $232 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Spruce Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Spruce Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Ballard R-II School District
Spruce Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Mingo Township, Deepwater Township, Shawnee Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,102 per pupil, $9,178 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $232 per resident a year, or $0.64 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Spruce 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 Spruce Township yet
Every year of Spruce 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 $1,149 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.47% 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 Spruce 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 Spruce Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Spruce Township →
Who’s in charge in Spruce Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Spruce 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 Spruce 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 Spruce 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 Spruce 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 Spruce Township compares with the towns next door
Spruce Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $134 to $188 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Deepwater Township | $134 | $1,079 |
| Shawnee Township | $188 | $1,239 |
| Walker Township | estimate | $1,512 |
| Mingo Township | estimate | $1,429 |
| Spruce Township | estimate | $1,149 |
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 Spruce Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Spruce Township’s government
How much does Spruce Township spend per resident?
About $232 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Spruce Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $73,000.
What is the property tax rate in Spruce Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,149 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.47% 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 Spruce Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Spruce Township yet.
How did Spruce Township vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Spruce Township alone. Bates County, where 100% of Spruce Township lies, voted Trump 80.3%, Harris 18.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Spruce Township?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $322 (about $3,864 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Spruce Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Rick Brattin) and State House District 62 (Sherri Gallick). The House district also covers 26 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Spruce 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 Spruce 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 →