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Minneapolis, KS town hall & government

Minneapolis spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $526 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Minneapolis's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Minneapolis's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$526
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
$865,000
$446 per resident
Police
$475,00047%
Administration & buildings
$214,00021%
Roads & transportation
$150,00015%
Parks & libraries
$78,0008%
Interest on debt
$40,0004%
Fire
$36,0004%
Water & other utilities
$21,0002%
Other
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 57%
  • Sales taxes 38%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state <1%

Minneapolis didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Minneapolis

Full-time staff
21
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Police
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Minneapolis didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Ottawa County Unified School District 239

Minneapolis's K–12 school district, shared with Blaine, Delphos, Fountain, Garfield, Grant and Logan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,357
Kansas: $14,966
Students
621
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal

  • Local 20%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,357 per pupil, $9,884 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Minneapolis pay

Typical tax bill
$2,325
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.62%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$143,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Minneapolis's government

🏛️ Official websiteminneapolis-ks.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Minneapolis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Minneapolis

Minneapolis is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Minneapolis's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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