How is Osage run?
Osage’s town government spent $44,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $286 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Osage didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Osage is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $286 per resident a year, or $0.78 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Osage 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 Osage yet
Every year of Osage’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. About 0.47% 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 Osage’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 Osage’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Osage →
Who’s in charge in Osage
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Prue Public Schools
Osage’s K–12 school district, shared with Prue. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,691 per pupil, $7,345 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.
Cleveland Public Schools · $11,251 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Osage’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Osage alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Osage County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.8%14,404 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.4%5,867 votesOthers: 1.7% (357 votes).
Most votes in Osage County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Osage lies in Osage County. Every 2024 race in Osage County is on the county’s page.
Osage 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 Osage.
- 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 Osage’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Osage’s government
How much does Osage spend per resident?
About $286 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Osage didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $100,000.
What is the property tax rate in Osage?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.47% 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 Osage’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Osage yet.
How did Osage vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Osage alone. Osage County, where 100% of Osage lies, voted Trump 69.8%, Harris 28.4% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Osage in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Bill Coleman) and State House District 35 (Dillon Travis). The House district also covers 22 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 Osage, 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 →