Photo: Roseohioresident · Public domainHow is Lawrence Township run?
Lawrence Township’s town government spent $876,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $152 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lawrence Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lawrence Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Tuscarawas Valley Local School District
Lawrence Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Bolivar, Mineral City, Warren Township, Zoar, Fairfield Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,606 per pupil, $8,303 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.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
Strasburg-Franklin Local School District · $14,505 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $152 per resident a year, or $0.42 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 73%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Lawrence Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Lawrence 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 Lawrence Township yet
Every year of Lawrence 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 $3,229 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.32% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Lawrence 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.
Tax bills are one input to Lawrence Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lawrence Township →
Who’s in charge in Lawrence Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 2,881 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 (5,761).
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.
Lawrence Township’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lawrence Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tuscarawas County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.3%30,652 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.0%12,032 votesOthers: 0.8% (335 votes).
Most votes in Tuscarawas County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Lawrence Township lies in Tuscarawas County. Every 2024 race in Tuscarawas County is on the county’s page.
Tuscarawas 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 Lawrence Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Ohio HouseState representatives
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Lawrence Township compares with the towns next door
Lawrence Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $199 to $580 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem Township | $199 | $2,402 |
| Bolivar | $304 | $2,426 |
| Zoar | $580 | $2,783 |
| Sandy Township | estimate | $2,224 |
| Franklin Township | estimate | $2,071 |
| Dover Township | estimate | $2,949 |
| Lawrence Township | estimate | $3,229 |
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 Lawrence Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lawrence Township’s government
How much does Lawrence Township spend per resident?
About $152 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lawrence Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Lawrence Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,229 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.32% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Lawrence Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lawrence Township yet.
How did Lawrence Township vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lawrence Township alone. Tuscarawas County, where 100% of Lawrence Township lies, voted Trump 71.3%, Harris 28.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lawrence Township?
2 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $19,564 (about $234,768 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lawrence Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Al Landis) and State House District 51 (Jodi Salvo). The House district also covers 50 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 →