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Town Hall · Crowder

How is Crowder run?

Crowder’s town government spent $209,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $520 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Crowder didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$209,000
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$520
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$401,000
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
8
full-time · 0 part-time · March payroll $36,957

What stands out about how Crowder is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $520 per resident a year, or $1.42 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 68%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 38%Fees & charges 33%Sales taxes 11%From other local governments 9%Interest, fines & other 8%From the state 1%
An estimate

Crowder didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $3,000; interest on debt $21,000. With these, the whole budget was $233,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Crowder yet

Every year of Crowder’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 →
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Crowder

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Crowder’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Crowder yet.
Who works for Crowder

One full-time town employee for every 50 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 (402).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Roads & transportation4
Administration & buildings2
Sewer & trash2
8
full-time
0
part-time
$36,957
payroll for March 2022
$443,484
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$55,400
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Crowder’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Crowder Public Schools

Crowder’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Crowder →
$14,471
per pupil · OK $12,210
327
students
$592,000
long-term debt

Of the $14,471 per pupil, $8,517 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 31%State 47%Federal 22%

Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Crowder’s votes are counted by county

Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Crowder alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pittsburg County’s results.

President · Pittsburg County’s results17,572 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican78.8%13,841 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat19.8%3,473 votes

Others: 1.5% (258 votes).

Most votes in Pittsburg County: Donald J Trump

Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%

The county’s page

100% of Crowder lies in Pittsburg County. Every 2024 race in Pittsburg County is on the county’s page.

Pittsburg County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Crowder

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Crowder.

2024 results ↑
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    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Oklahoma HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Oklahoma SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Crowder’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Crowder’s government

How much does Crowder spend per resident?

About $520 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Crowder didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $233,000.

Who runs Crowder’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Crowder yet.

How did Crowder vote in 2024?

Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Crowder alone. Pittsburg County, where 100% of Crowder lies, voted Trump 78.8%, Harris 19.8% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Crowder?

8 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $36,957 (about $443,484 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Crowder in the state legislature?

State Senate District 7 (Warren Hamilton) and State House District 17 (Jim Grego). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Crowder’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 Crowder, 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 →