How is Silver Creek run?
Silver Creek’s town government spent $102,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $518 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Silver Creek didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Silver Creek is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $518 per resident a year, or $1.42 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 73%.
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Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek yet
Every year of Silver Creek’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 $900 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.79% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Silver Creek’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 Silver Creek’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Silver Creek →
Who’s in charge in Silver Creek
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lawrence County School District
Silver Creek’s K–12 school district, shared with Monticello, New Hebron. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,540 per pupil, $7,892 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Silver Creek’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Silver Creek alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lawrence County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.9%4,113 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.4%1,899 votesOthers: 0.7% (41 votes).
Most votes in Lawrence County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Silver Creek lies in Lawrence County. Every 2024 race in Lawrence County is on the county’s page.
Lawrence 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 Silver Creek.
- 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 Silver Creek’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Silver Creek’s government
How much does Silver Creek spend per resident?
About $518 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Silver Creek didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $378,000.
What is the property tax rate in Silver Creek?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $900 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.79% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Silver Creek’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Silver Creek yet.
How did Silver Creek vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Silver Creek alone. Lawrence County, where 100% of Silver Creek lies, voted Trump 67.9%, Harris 31.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Silver Creek?
0 full-time and 34 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $11,961 (about $143,532 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Silver Creek in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Andy Berry) and State House District 91 (Bob Evans). The House district also covers five 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 Silver Creek, 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 →