Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Scranton Township spent more per resident in 2022 than 82% of similar towns
Scranton Township’s town government spent $86,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,229 per resident.
What stands out about how Scranton Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,229 per resident in 2022: more than 82% of them
Scranton Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,229 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 806 North Dakota towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $536, and the middle half spent $303–$1,000. Scranton Township spent more than 82% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
North Dakota towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Scranton Township itself left out).
About $1,229 per resident a year, or $3.37 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 98%.
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No trend yet
Scranton Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Scranton Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 70 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 (70).
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.
Scranton Public School District 33
Scranton Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Buena Vista Township, Fischbein Township, Gascoyne, Gascoyne Township, Goldfield Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,671 per pupil, $10,914 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Scranton 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 Scranton Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bowman County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.5%1,384 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat12.8%207 votesOthers: 1.7% (27 votes).
Most votes in Bowman County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Scranton Township lies in Bowman County. Every 2024 race in Bowman County is on the county’s page.
Bowman 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 Scranton 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 Scranton Township compares with the towns next door
Scranton Township spent $1,229 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $91 to $1,177. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Grainbelt Township | $91 | — |
| Fischbein Township | $357 | — |
| Stillwater Township | $480 | — |
| Whiting Township | $900 | — |
| Talbot Township | $1,177 | $199 |
| Scranton Township | $1,229 | — |
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 Scranton Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Scranton Township’s government
How much does Scranton Township spend per resident?
About $1,229 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,229 was more than 82% of 806 North Dakota towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Scranton Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Scranton Township yet.
How did Scranton Township vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Scranton Township alone. Bowman County, where 100% of Scranton Township lies, voted Trump 85.5%, Harris 12.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Scranton Township?
1 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $161 (about $1,932 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Scranton Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Greg Kessel) and State House District 39 (Keith Kempenich and Mike Schatz). The House district also covers 103 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 →