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Dows, ND town hall & government

Dows spent $62,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,512 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Dows's money goes

Spent
$62,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,512
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$1,0002%
Other
$61,00098%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 51%
  • Interest, fines & other 36%
  • Property taxes 13%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Dows

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Northern Cass Public School District 97

Dows's K–12 school district, shared with Argusville, Arthur, Arthur, Bell, Gardner and Gardner. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,838
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
717
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$390,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal

  • Local 36%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $13,838 per pupil, $7,477 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.

Also serving Dows: May-Port CG Public School District 14 ($13,734 per pupil) · Hope-Page Public School District 85 ($23,228 per pupil).

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Dows

Dows is represented in Congress by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Representative Julie Fedorchak. Kelly Armstrong is governor.

All of Dows'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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