Patten Consolidated School · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How is Patten Township run?
Patten Township’s town government spent $8,000 on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2022, about $216 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Patten Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Patten Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
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Patten Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Lake Township, White Lake, White Lake Township, Gales Township, Washington Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,710 per pupil, $8,548 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.
About $216 per resident a year, or $0.59 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Patten 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 Patten Township yet
Every year of Patten 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 $4,792 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 Patten 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 Patten Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Patten Township →
Who’s in charge in Patten Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Patten 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 Patten Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Aurora County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.8%1,056 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.7%302 votesOthers: 2.5% (35 votes).
Most votes in Aurora County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Patten Township lies in Aurora County. Every 2024 race in Aurora County is on the county’s page.
Aurora 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 Patten 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 Patten Township compares with the towns next door
Patten Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $100 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Plummer Township | $100 | — |
| Crow Lake Township | estimate | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | estimate | $4,083 |
| Lake Township | estimate | $1,900 |
| Patten Township | estimate | $4,792 |
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 Patten Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Patten Township’s government
How much does Patten Township spend per resident?
About $216 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Patten Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $8,000.
Who runs Patten Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Patten Township yet.
How did Patten Township vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Patten Township alone. Aurora County, where 100% of Patten Township lies, voted Trump 75.8%, Harris 21.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Patten Township?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $556 (about $6,672 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Patten Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (MyKala Voita) and State House District 21 (Jim Halverson and Marty Overweg). The House district also covers 129 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Patten 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 Patten 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 →