How is Council Hill run?
Council Hill’s town government spent $72,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $480 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Council Hill didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Council Hill is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $480 per resident a year, or $1.32 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 43%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Council Hill 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 Council Hill yet
Every year of Council Hill’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 $500 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.61% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Council Hill’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 Council Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Council Hill →
Who’s in charge in Council Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Council Hill’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CO071 ↗.
Midway Public Schools
Council Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Boynton, Hitchita. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,385 per pupil, $7,688 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.
Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Council Hill’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Council Hill alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Muskogee County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.9%16,550 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat30.4%7,400 votesOthers: 1.7% (407 votes).
Most votes in Muskogee County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Council Hill lies in Muskogee County. Every 2024 race in Muskogee County is on the county’s page.
Muskogee 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 Council Hill.
- 1Your townTown government
- 2Oklahoma HouseState representatives
- 3Oklahoma SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Council Hill’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Council Hill’s government
How much does Council Hill spend per resident?
About $480 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Council Hill didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $95,000.
What is the property tax rate in Council Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $500 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.61% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CO071.
Who runs Council Hill’s government?
See okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CO071 for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Council Hill yet.
How did Council Hill vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Council Hill alone. Muskogee County, where 100% of Council Hill lies, voted Trump 67.9%, Harris 30.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Council Hill?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $200 (about $2,400 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Council Hill in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Bryan Logan) and State House District 16 (Scott Fetgatter). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Council Hill’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 Council Hill, 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 →