Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Elk Garden run?
Elk Garden’s town government spent $143,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $684 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Elk Garden didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Elk Garden is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $684 per resident a year, or $1.87 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Elk Garden 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 Elk Garden yet
Every year of Elk Garden’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 $500 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.55% of the home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Elk Garden’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 Elk Garden’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Elk Garden →
Who’s in charge in Elk Garden
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Elk Garden’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on mineralcountywv.com/elkgarden/index.asp ↗.
Mineral County School District
Elk Garden’s K–12 school district, shared with Carpendale, Keyser, Piedmont, Ridgeley. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,115 per pupil, $8,314 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.
West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Elk Garden’s votes are counted by county
West Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Elk Garden alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mineral County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.4%10,247 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.2%2,483 votesOthers: 1.3% (174 votes).
Most votes in Mineral County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Elk Garden lies in Mineral County. Every 2024 race in Mineral County is on the county’s page.
Mineral 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 Elk Garden.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: mineralcountywv.com/elkgarden/index.asp ↗
- 2West Virginia House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3West Virginia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of West Virginia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Elk Garden’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Elk Garden’s government
How much does Elk Garden spend per resident?
About $684 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Elk Garden didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $156,000.
What is the property tax rate in Elk Garden?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $500 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.55% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see mineralcountywv.com/elkgarden/index.asp.
Who runs Elk Garden’s government?
See mineralcountywv.com/elkgarden/index.asp for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Elk Garden yet.
How did Elk Garden vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Elk Garden alone. Mineral County, where 100% of Elk Garden lies, voted Trump 79.4%, Harris 19.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Elk Garden?
0 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,455 (about $29,460 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Elk Garden in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Jay Taylor and Randy Smith) and House of Delegates District 88 (Rick Hillenbrand). The House of Delegates district also covers 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Elk Garden’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 Elk Garden, 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 →