How is Forsan run?
Forsan’s city government spent $48,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $210 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Forsan didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Forsan is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $210 per resident a year, or $0.58 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 54%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Forsan 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 Forsan yet
Every year of Forsan’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 $1,013 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 Forsan’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 Forsan’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Forsan →
Who’s in charge in Forsan
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Forsan Independent School District
Forsan’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,786 per pupil, $7,249 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.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Forsan’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Forsan alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Howard County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.0%7,817 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.2%1,759 votesOthers: 0.8% (74 votes).
Most votes in Howard County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Forsan lies in Howard County. Every 2024 race in Howard County is on the county’s page.
Howard 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 Forsan.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Forsan’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Forsan’s government
How much does Forsan spend per resident?
About $210 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Forsan didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $105,000.
Who runs Forsan’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Forsan yet.
How did Forsan vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Forsan alone. Howard County, where 100% of Forsan lies, voted Trump 81.0%, Harris 18.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Forsan?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $13,036 (about $156,432 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Forsan in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Kevin Sparks) and State House District 72 (Drew Darby). The House district also covers 17 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Forsan’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 Forsan, 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 →