How is Smith Township run?
Smith Township’s town government spent $18,000 on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2022, about $327 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Smith Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Smith Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Kimball School District 07-2
Smith Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Highland Township, Kimball, Kimball Township, Richland Township, Waldro Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,854 per pupil, $7,843 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 $327 per resident a year, or $0.90 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 67%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Smith 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 Smith Township yet
Every year of Smith 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 $2,667 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 Smith 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 Smith Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Smith Township →
Who’s in charge in Smith Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Smith 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 Smith Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Brule County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.9%1,694 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.5%666 votesOthers: 2.6% (63 votes).
Most votes in Brule County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Smith Township lies in Brule County. Every 2024 race in Brule County is on the county’s page.
Brule 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 Smith 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 Smith Township compares with the towns next door
Smith 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 $308 to $315 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Kimball Township | $308 | $1,710 |
| Red Lake Township | $315 | $952 |
| Cleveland Township | estimate | $1,500 |
| Richland Township | estimate | $1,875 |
| Smith Township | estimate | $2,667 |
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 Smith Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Smith Township’s government
How much does Smith Township spend per resident?
About $327 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Smith Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $18,000.
Who runs Smith Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Smith Township yet.
How did Smith Township vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Smith Township alone. Brule County, where 100% of Smith Township lies, voted Trump 69.9%, Harris 27.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Smith Township?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $65 (about $780 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Smith Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Tamara Grove) and State House District 26B (Rebecca Reimer). The House district also covers 42 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Smith 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 Smith 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 →