How is Provo Township run?
Provo Township’s town government spent $19,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $613 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Provo Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Provo Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Edgemont School District 23-1
Provo Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Argentine Township, Edgemont. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,710 per pupil, $10,878 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 $613 per resident a year, or $1.68 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate).
Thank you for being a neighbor
Provo 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 Provo Township yet
Every year of Provo 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 →Who’s in charge in Provo Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 16 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (31).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Provo 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 Provo Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Fall River County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.4%3,135 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.1%1,030 votesOthers: 2.6% (109 votes).
Most votes in Fall River County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Provo Township lies in Fall River County. Every 2024 race in Fall River County is on the county’s page.
Fall River 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 Provo 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.
Reach Provo Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Provo Township’s government
How much does Provo Township spend per resident?
About $613 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Provo Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $19,000.
Who runs Provo Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Provo Township yet.
How did Provo Township vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Provo Township alone. Fall River County, where 100% of Provo Township lies, voted Trump 73.4%, Harris 24.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Provo Township?
2 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $900 (about $10,800 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Provo Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 30 (Amber Hulse) and State House District 30 (Tim Goodwin and Trish Ladner). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Provo 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 Provo 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 →