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Town Hall · Keota

How is Keota run?

Keota’s town government spent $350,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $641 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Keota didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$350,000
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$641
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$2.0M
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
10
full-time · 2 part-time · March payroll $35,364
Typical tax bill
$262
0.52% of home value · OK 0.80%

What stands out about how Keota is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $641 per resident a year, or $1.76 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 33%.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 31%Utility sales 29%Fees & charges 20%From the state 10%Interest, fines & other 10%
An estimate

Keota 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 $26,000; interest on debt $64,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $553,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Keota yet

Every year of Keota’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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $262 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.52% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Oklahoma$1,599
Keota$262
$262
typical bill a year
0.52%
effective rate
$50,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Keota’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 Keota’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Keota →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Keota

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 55 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 (546).

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

Police4
Roads & transportation2
Administration & buildings1
Water & other utilities0 + 2 pt
Other3
10
full-time
2
part-time
$35,364
payroll for March 2022
$424,368
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$37,300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
4
sworn police officers
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Keota’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

Keota Public Schools

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

Schools in Keota →
$14,725
per pupil · OK $12,210
382
students
$487,000
long-term debt

Of the $14,725 per pupil, $8,016 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 19%State 61%Federal 21%

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

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

Elections · 2024 general election

Keota’s votes are counted by county

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

President · Haskell County’s results4,936 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican84.2%4,156 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat14.5%718 votes

Others: 1.3% (62 votes).

Most votes in Haskell County: Donald J Trump

Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%

The county’s page

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

Haskell 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 Keota

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Keota.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    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 Keota’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Keota’s government

How much does Keota spend per resident?

About $641 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Keota didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $553,000.

What is the property tax rate in Keota?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $262 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.52% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Keota’s government?

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

How did Keota vote in 2024?

Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Keota alone. Haskell County, where 100% of Keota lies, voted Trump 84.2%, Harris 14.5% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Keota?

10 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $35,364 (about $424,368 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Keota in the state legislature?

State Senate District 7 (Warren Hamilton) and State House District 15 (Tim Turner). The House district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Keota’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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 Keota, 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 →