Photo: Sdgjake · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Olivet run?
Olivet’s town government spent $119,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,859 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Olivet didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Olivet is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,859 per resident a year, or $5.09 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 36%.
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Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Olivet collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Olivet didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Olivet yet
Every year of Olivet’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $800 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Olivet’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 Olivet’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Olivet →
Who’s in charge in Olivet
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Menno School District 33-2
Olivet’s K–12 school district, shared with Menno, Sweet Township, Molan Township, Kassel Township, Jamesville Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,122 per pupil, $10,580 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.
Olivet’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 Olivet alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hutchinson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.1%2,918 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.2%755 votesOthers: 1.7% (63 votes).
Most votes in Hutchinson County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Olivet lies in Hutchinson County. Every 2024 race in Hutchinson County is on the county’s page.
Hutchinson 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 Olivet.
- 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.
Reach Olivet’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Olivet’s government
How much does Olivet spend per resident?
About $1,859 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Olivet didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $129,000.
Who runs Olivet’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Olivet yet.
How did Olivet vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Olivet alone. Hutchinson County, where 100% of Olivet lies, voted Trump 78.1%, Harris 20.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Olivet?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $826 (about $9,912 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Olivet in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Kyle Schoenfish) and State House District 19 (Drew Peterson and Jessica Bahmuller). The House district also covers 73 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 Olivet, 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 →