Melrose Township spent less per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar towns
Melrose Township’s town government spent $1,000 on day-to-day services in the year to January 31, 2022, about $3 per resident.
What stands out about how Melrose Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$3 per resident in 2022: less than 100% of them
Melrose Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 395 South Dakota towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $293, and the middle half spent $144–$516. Melrose Township spent less than 100% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
South Dakota towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Melrose Township itself left out).
About $3 per resident a year, or $0.01 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Melrose Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No trend yet
Melrose Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Melrose Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Milbank School District 25-4
Melrose Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Adams Township, Alban Township, Albee, Grant Center Township, La Bolt and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,617 per pupil, $7,948 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Melrose 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 Melrose Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Grant County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.5%2,594 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.1%946 votesOthers: 2.5% (90 votes).
Most votes in Grant County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Melrose Township lies in Grant County. Every 2024 race in Grant County is on the county’s page.
Grant 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 Melrose 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 Melrose Township compares with the towns next door
Melrose Township spent $3 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $92. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Alban Township | $92 | $2,762 |
| Kilborn Township | estimate | — |
| Geneseo Township | estimate | $1,906 |
| Big Stone Township | estimate | $1,428 |
| Melrose Township | $3 | — |
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 Melrose Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Melrose Township’s government
How much does Melrose Township spend per resident?
About $3 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to January 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $3 was less than 100% of 395 South Dakota towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Melrose Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Melrose Township yet.
How did Melrose Township vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Melrose Township alone. Grant County, where 100% of Melrose Township lies, voted Trump 71.5%, Harris 26.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Melrose Township?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,030 (about $12,360 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Melrose Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Stephanie Sauder) and State House District 4 (Dylan Jordan and Kent Roe). The House district also covers 122 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; 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 →