How is Pleasant Township run?
Pleasant Township’s town government spent $182,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $491 per resident.
What stands out about how Pleasant Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Kindred Public School District 2
Pleasant Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Barrie Township, Davenport, Davenport Township, Helendale Township, Kindred and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,272 per pupil, $7,615 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.
Fargo Public School District 1 · $18,846 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $491 per resident a year, or $1.35 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 67%.
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No comparison or trend for Pleasant Township yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Pleasant Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $3,030 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.92% 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 Pleasant 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 Pleasant Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pleasant Township →
Who’s in charge in Pleasant Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pleasant 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 Pleasant Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cass County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.7%47,873 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.4%40,304 votesOthers: 2.9% (2,674 votes).
Most votes in Cass County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Pleasant Township lies in Cass County. Every 2024 race in Cass County is on the county’s page.
Cass 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 Pleasant 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 Pleasant Township compares with the towns next door
Pleasant Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $774 to $1,088 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Horace | $774 | $4,807 |
| Fargo | $1,088 | $3,492 |
| Oxbow | estimate | $6,224 |
| Stanley Township | estimate | $6,234 |
| Normanna Township | estimate | $2,588 |
| Eagle Township | estimate | $2,425 |
| Pleasant Township | estimate | $3,030 |
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 Pleasant Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Pleasant Township’s government
How much does Pleasant Township spend per resident?
About $491 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Pleasant Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,030 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.92% 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 Pleasant Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pleasant Township yet.
How did Pleasant Township vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pleasant Township alone. Cass County, where 100% of Pleasant Township lies, voted Trump 52.7%, Harris 44.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pleasant Township?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $85 (about $1,020 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pleasant Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Kristin Roers) and State House District 27 (Greg Stemen and T.J. Brown). The House district also covers four 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; 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 →