How is Normania Township run?
Normania Township’s town government spent $18,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $409 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Normania Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Normania Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Leeds Public School District 6
Normania Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Beaver Township, Brinsmade, Lake Ibsen Township, Leeds, Leeds Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,504 per pupil, $11,756 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.
Minnewaukan Public School District 5 · $35,617 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $409 per resident a year, or $1.12 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 89%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Normania 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 Normania Township yet
Every year of Normania 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 $1,250 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 12.50% 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 Normania 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 Normania Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Normania Township →
Who’s in charge in Normania Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 44 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 (44).
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.
Normania 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 Normania Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Benson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.1%1,163 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.7%795 votesOthers: 2.2% (44 votes).
Most votes in Benson County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Normania Township lies in Benson County. Every 2024 race in Benson County is on the county’s page.
Benson 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 Normania 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 Normania Township compares with the towns next door
Normania Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,000 to $1,667 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Ibsen Township | $1,000 | — |
| Irvine Township | $1,667 | — |
| Riggin Township | estimate | $1,500 |
| Coulee Township | estimate | — |
| Normania Township | estimate | $1,250 |
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 Normania Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Normania Township’s government
How much does Normania Township spend per resident?
About $409 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Normania Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $19,000.
What is the property tax rate in Normania Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,250 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 12.50% 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 Normania Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Normania Township yet.
How did Normania Township vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Normania Township alone. Benson County, where 100% of Normania Township lies, voted Trump 58.1%, Harris 39.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Normania Township?
1 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $642 (about $7,704 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Normania Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Richard Marcellais) and State House District 9 (Collette Brown and Jayme Davis). The House district also covers 50 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Normania 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 Normania 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 →