How is Fremont Township run?
Fremont Township’s town government spent $83,000 on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2022, about $292 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Fremont Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Fremont Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Brookings School District 05-1
Fremont Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Aurora, Aurora Township, Bushnell, Brookings, Medary Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,882 per pupil, $7,730 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.
South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal.
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6 · $15,219 per pupil
Flandreau School District 50-3 · $13,234 per pupil
Colman-Egan School District 50-5 · $12,704 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $292 per resident a year, or $0.80 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 92%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Fremont Township 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 Fremont Township yet
Every year of Fremont Township’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 $2,833 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.48% of the home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Fremont Township’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 Fremont Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fremont Township →
Who’s in charge in Fremont Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fremont Township’s votes are counted by county
South Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fremont Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Moody County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.8%2,068 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.0%1,052 votesOthers: 2.2% (69 votes).
Most votes in Moody County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Fremont Township lies in Moody County. Every 2024 race in Moody County is on the county’s page.
Moody 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 Fremont Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2South Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3South Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Fremont Township compares with the towns next door
Fremont Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $208 to $435 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | $208 | $1,900 |
| Riverview Township | $435 | — |
| Medary Township | estimate | $3,286 |
| Summit Township | estimate | $2,742 |
| Fremont Township | estimate | $2,833 |
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 Fremont Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Fremont Township’s government
How much does Fremont Township spend per resident?
About $292 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Fremont Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $89,000.
What is the property tax rate in Fremont Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,833 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.48% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Fremont Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fremont Township yet.
How did Fremont Township vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fremont Township alone. Moody County, where 100% of Fremont Township lies, voted Trump 64.8%, Harris 33.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fremont Township?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $212 (about $2,544 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fremont Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Tom Pischke) and State House District 25 (Jon Hansen and Les Heinemann). The House district also covers 47 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fremont Township’s government
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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 Fremont Township, 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 →