How is Hawk Cove run?
Hawk Cove’s city government spent $291,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $518 per resident.
What stands out about how Hawk Cove is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $518 per resident a year, or $1.42 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 56%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$518 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Hawk Cove’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($518 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $428, and the middle half spent $184–$752. Hawk Cove spent more than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($164,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hawk Cove itself left out).
No trend yet
Hawk Cove reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,365 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.43% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hawk Cove’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 Hawk Cove’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hawk Cove →
Who’s in charge in Hawk Cove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 51 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 (562).
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.
Quinlan Independent School District
Hawk Cove’s K–12 school district, shared with Quinlan, West Tawakoni, Union Valley. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,461 per pupil, $7,257 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.
Hawk Cove’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hawk Cove alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hunt County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.3%36,137 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.9%10,212 votesOthers: 0.8% (384 votes).
Most votes in Hunt County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Hawk Cove lies in Hunt County. Every 2024 race in Hunt County is on the county’s page.
Hunt 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 Hawk Cove.
- 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 Hawk Cove’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Hawk Cove’s government
How much does Hawk Cove spend per resident?
About $518 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $518 was more than 58% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Hawk Cove?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,365 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.43% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Hawk Cove’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hawk Cove yet.
How did Hawk Cove vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hawk Cove alone. Hunt County, where 100% of Hawk Cove lies, voted Trump 77.3%, Harris 21.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hawk Cove?
11 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $32,665 (about $391,980 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hawk Cove in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Angela Paxton) and State House District 2 (Brent Money). The House district also covers 24 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; 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 →