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Town Hall · Lone Chimney

How is Lone Chimney run?

Lone Chimney’s town government spent $31,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $596 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lone Chimney didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2023
$31,000
year to December 31, 2023 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2023
$596
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2023 · Census estimate

What stands out about how Lone Chimney is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2023 budget

About $596 per resident a year, or $1.63 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 42%.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 78%Fees & charges 6%Utility sales 6%From the state 5%From the federal government 4%Interest, fines & other 2%
An estimate

Lone Chimney didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $9,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $47,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Lone Chimney yet

Every year of Lone Chimney’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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 Lone Chimney

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

Check Lone Chimney’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Lone Chimney yet.
The school district

Pawnee Public Schools

Lone Chimney’s K–12 school district, shared with Maramec, Pawnee, Skedee. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Lone Chimney →
$12,461
per pupil · OK $12,210
631
students
$2.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,461 per pupil, $6,631 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 27%State 53%Federal 20%

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

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

Reach Lone Chimney’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Lone Chimney’s government

How much does Lone Chimney spend per resident?

About $596 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Lone Chimney didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $47,000.

Who runs Lone Chimney’s government?

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

Ask neighbors about Lone Chimney’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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Ask neighbors

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 Lone Chimney, 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 →