St. Ignatius Mission · Photo: Loren T. Vine · CC BY-SA 2.5How is St. Ignatius run?
St. Ignatius’ town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how St. Ignatius is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $1,734 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at St. Ignatius’ 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 St. Ignatius’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in St. Ignatius →
No comparison or trend for St. Ignatius yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and St. Ignatius’ 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 3 in 2022.
Who’s in charge in St. Ignatius
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 281 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (842).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
St. Ignatius K-12 Schools
St. Ignatius’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,532 per pupil, $9,721 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.
Montana districts overall: 44% local, 39% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
St. Ignatius’ votes are counted by county
Montana reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for St. Ignatius alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lake County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.4%9,880 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.5%6,510 votesOthers: 3.1% (520 votes).
Most votes in Lake County: Donald J Trump
Montana: Trump 58.4%, Harris 38.5%
100% of St. Ignatius lies in Lake County. Every 2024 race in Lake County is on the county’s page.
Lake 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 St. Ignatius.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Montana HouseState representatives
- 3Montana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Montana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach St. Ignatius’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about St. Ignatius’ government
How much does St. Ignatius spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in St. Ignatius?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,734 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs St. Ignatius’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for St. Ignatius yet.
How did St. Ignatius vote in 2024?
Montana counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for St. Ignatius alone. Lake County, where 100% of St. Ignatius lies, voted Trump 58.4%, Harris 38.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for St. Ignatius?
3 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $13,382 (about $160,584 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents St. Ignatius in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Susan Webber) and State House District 15 (Thedis Crowe). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about St. Ignatius’ 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; 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 →