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How Camden Point is run

Camden Point spent $27,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $49 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

City budget
$27,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$49
Below typical Missouri cities ($1,159)
Long-term debt
$444,000
$809 per resident
City staff
0
full-time · 91 part-time
Typical tax bill
$2,336
a year · MO $1,948

What stands out about how Camden Point is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $49 per resident a year, or $0.13 a day

The biggest line: police, at 44% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 48%From the state 30%From other local governments 11%Utility sales 8%Sales taxes 2%
An estimate

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

The school district

North Platte County R-I School District

Camden Point’s K–12 school district, shared with Dearborn, Ridgely, Edgerton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Camden Point →
$13,882
per pupil · MO $14,569
550
students
$5.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,882 per pupil, $7,905 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 52%State 42%Federal 6%

Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Camden Point

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Camden Point yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Camden Point

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 81 pt
Water & other utilities0 + 10 pt
0
full-time
91
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,336 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.95% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Camden Point$2,336
Missouri$1,948
$2,336
typical bill a year
0.95%
effective rate
$246,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Camden Point’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.

Who represents Camden Point

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Camden Point.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Missouri HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Missouri SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Camden Point’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Camden Point is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Camden Point get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Camden Point, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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