Photo: Ktkvtsh · CC BY 4.0How is Lake run?
Lake’s town government spent $205,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $627 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lake didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lake is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $627 per resident a year, or $1.72 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 57%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lake 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 Lake yet
Every year of Lake’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 Lake
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 109 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 (327).
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.
Newton County School District
Lake’s K–12 school district, shared with Chunky, Decatur, Hickory. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,419 per pupil, $7,138 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.
Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal.
Scott County School District · $10,582 per pupil
Newton Municipal School · $14,087 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Lake’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lake alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Scott County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.7%6,098 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.7%3,729 votesOthers: 0.6% (64 votes).
Most votes in Scott County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
81% of Lake lies in Scott County; the rest in Newton County. Every 2024 race in Scott County is on the county’s page.
Scott 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 Lake.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Mississippi HouseState representatives
- 3Mississippi SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Mississippi
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Lake’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lake’s government
How much does Lake spend per resident?
About $627 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lake didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $372,000.
Who runs Lake’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lake yet.
How did Lake vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lake alone. Scott County, where 81% of Lake lies, voted Trump 61.7%, Harris 37.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lake?
3 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $21,338 (about $256,056 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lake in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Tyler McCaughn) and State House District 78 (Randy Rushing). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 Lake, 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 →