How is Clear Lake Township run?
Clear Lake Township’s town government spent $20,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $455 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Clear Lake Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Clear Lake Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Kidder County School District 1
Clear Lake Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Allen Township, Atwood Township, Buckeye Township, Chestina Township, Clear Lake Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,580 per pupil, $8,804 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.
Sterling Public School District 35 · $26,905 per pupil
Wing Public School District 28 · $27,254 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $455 per resident a year, or $1.25 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 85%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake Township yet
Every year of Clear Lake 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 $1,292 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clear Lake Township →
Who’s in charge in Clear Lake Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Burleigh County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.0%36,595 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.2%14,215 votesOthers: 2.8% (1,453 votes).
Most votes in Burleigh County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Clear Lake Township lies in Burleigh County. Every 2024 race in Burleigh County is on the county’s page.
Burleigh 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 Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake Township compares with the towns next door
Clear Lake Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $213 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Township | $213 | — |
| Driscoll Township | estimate | $379 |
| Harriet-Lein Township | estimate | — |
| Christiania Township | estimate | — |
| Clear Lake Township | estimate | $1,292 |
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 Clear Lake Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Clear Lake Township’s government
How much does Clear Lake Township spend per resident?
About $455 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Clear Lake Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $20,000.
Who runs Clear Lake Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clear Lake Township yet.
How did Clear Lake Township vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Clear Lake Township alone. Burleigh County, where 100% of Clear Lake Township lies, voted Trump 70.0%, Harris 27.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clear Lake Township?
0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $200 (about $2,400 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Clear Lake Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Jerry Klein) and State House District 14 (Jon Nelson and Robin Weisz). The House district also covers 181 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Clear Lake Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Clear Lake 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 →