How is Log Cabin run?
Log Cabin’s city government spent $878,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,118 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Log Cabin didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Log Cabin is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,118 per resident a year, or $3.06 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 71%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Log Cabin 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 Log Cabin yet
Every year of Log Cabin’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 →Who’s in charge in Log Cabin
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 65 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 (785).
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.
Eustace Independent School District
Log Cabin’s K–12 school district, shared with Eustace, Enchanted Oaks, Payne Springs. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,942 per pupil, $7,654 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.
Log Cabin’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Log Cabin alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Henderson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.3%31,379 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.9%6,919 votesOthers: 0.8% (305 votes).
Most votes in Henderson County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Log Cabin lies in Henderson County. Every 2024 race in Henderson County is on the county’s page.
Henderson 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 Log Cabin.
- 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.
How Log Cabin compares with the towns next door
Log Cabin’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Caney City | estimate | — |
| Log Cabin | estimate | — |
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 Log Cabin’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Log Cabin’s government
How much does Log Cabin spend per resident?
About $1,118 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Log Cabin didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1 million.
Who runs Log Cabin’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Log Cabin yet.
How did Log Cabin vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Log Cabin alone. Henderson County, where 100% of Log Cabin lies, voted Trump 81.3%, Harris 17.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Log Cabin?
12 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $51,752 (about $621,024 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Log Cabin in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Robert Nichols) and State House District 4 (Keith Bell). The House district also covers 29 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Log Cabin’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Log Cabin, 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 →