Deer Creek General Merchandise Store · Photo: BeccaDawn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Deer Creek run?
Deer Creek’s town government spent $37,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $291 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Deer Creek didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Deer Creek is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $291 per resident a year, or $0.80 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 35%.
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Deer Creek 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 Deer Creek yet
Every year of Deer Creek’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 $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Deer Creek’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 Deer Creek’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Deer Creek →
Who’s in charge in Deer Creek
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Deer Creek-Lamont Schools
Deer Creek’s K–12 school district, shared with Lamont. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $24,976 per pupil, $13,424 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.
Deer Creek’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Deer Creek alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Grant County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.4%1,794 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.9%295 votesOthers: 1.7% (36 votes).
Most votes in Grant County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Deer Creek lies in Grant County. Every 2024 race in Grant County is on the county’s page.
Grant 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 Deer Creek.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Deer Creek’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Deer Creek’s government
How much does Deer Creek spend per resident?
About $291 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Deer Creek didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $56,000.
Who runs Deer Creek’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Deer Creek yet.
How did Deer Creek vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Deer Creek alone. Grant County, where 100% of Deer Creek lies, voted Trump 84.4%, Harris 13.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Deer Creek?
0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,777 (about $33,324 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Deer Creek in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Roland Pederson) and State House District 38 (John Pfeiffer). The House district also covers 31 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 (for Deer Creek, 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 →