Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Buchanan Township run?
Buchanan Township’s town government spent $44,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $463 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Buchanan Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Buchanan Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Pingree-Buchanan Public School District 10
Buchanan Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Buchanan, Jim River Valley Township, Pingree, Pingree Township, Pipestem Valley Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,831 per pupil, $10,675 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.
North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal.
Jamestown Public School District 1 · $15,470 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $463 per resident a year, or $1.27 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 98%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Buchanan 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 Buchanan Township yet
Every year of Buchanan 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 $2,313 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.84% of the home’s value, vs 0.99% across North Dakota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Buchanan 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 Buchanan Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Buchanan Township →
Who’s in charge in Buchanan Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Buchanan Township’s votes are counted by county
North Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Buchanan Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Stutsman County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.9%7,185 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.6%2,692 votesOthers: 2.5% (257 votes).
Most votes in Stutsman County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Buchanan Township lies in Stutsman County. Every 2024 race in Stutsman County is on the county’s page.
Stutsman 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 Buchanan Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2North Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3North Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Buchanan Township compares with the towns next door
Buchanan Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Fried Township | estimate | — |
| Jim River Valley Township | estimate | $1,267 |
| Hidden Township | estimate | $1,350 |
| Buchanan | estimate | $1,646 |
| Midway Township | estimate | $3,192 |
| Eldridge Township | estimate | — |
| Buchanan Township | estimate | $2,313 |
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 Buchanan Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Buchanan Township’s government
How much does Buchanan Township spend per resident?
About $463 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Buchanan Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $44,000.
What is the property tax rate in Buchanan Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,313 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.84% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.99% across North Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Buchanan Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Buchanan Township yet.
How did Buchanan Township vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Buchanan Township alone. Stutsman County, where 100% of Buchanan Township lies, voted Trump 70.9%, Harris 26.6% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Buchanan Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Terry Wanzek) and State House District 29 (Craig Headland and Don Vigesaa). The House district also covers 162 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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 →