Town Hall · Powhattan

Powhattan, KS town hall & government

Powhattan spent $35,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $486 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Powhattan's money goes

Spent
$35,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$486
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$18,00051%
Fire
$6,00017%
Administration & buildings
$5,00014%
Roads & transportation
$4,00011%
Parks & libraries
$2,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 68%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%

Powhattan didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Powhattan

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Powhattan didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

South Brown County Unified School District 430

Powhattan's K–12 school district, shared with Everest, Horton, Willis, Washington, Mission and Powhattan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,742
Kansas: $14,966
Students
528
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,742 per pupil, $11,006 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.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Powhattan

Powhattan is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Powhattan'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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