How is Langston run?
Langston’s town government spent $654,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $350 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Langston didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Langston is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $350 per resident a year, or $0.96 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Langston 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 Langston yet
Every year of Langston’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 $682 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.33% 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 Langston’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 Langston’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Langston →
Who’s in charge in Langston
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Langston’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on cityoflangston.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 134 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 (1,870).
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.
Coyle Public Schools
Langston’s K–12 school district, shared with Coyle, Meridian. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,231 per pupil, $7,068 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.
Langston’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Langston alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Logan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.5%17,748 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.4%5,901 votesOthers: 2.1% (500 votes).
Most votes in Logan County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Langston lies in Logan County. Every 2024 race in Logan County is on the county’s page.
Logan 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 Langston.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: cityoflangston.com ↗
- 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.
How Langston compares with the towns next door
Langston’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $677 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Coyle | $677 | $199 |
| Langston | estimate | $682 |
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 Langston’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Langston’s government
How much does Langston spend per resident?
About $350 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Langston didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Langston?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $682 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.33% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityoflangston.com.
Who runs Langston’s government?
See cityoflangston.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Langston yet.
How did Langston vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Langston alone. Logan County, where 100% of Langston lies, voted Trump 73.5%, Harris 24.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Langston?
14 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $45,954 (about $551,448 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Langston in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Chuck Hall) and State House District 33 (Molly Jenkins). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Langston’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 Langston, 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 →