Town Hall · Hanson

Hanson, ND town hall & government

Hanson spent $38,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $487 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hanson's money goes

Spent
$38,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$487
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$29,00076%
Administration & buildings
$3,0008%
Paid to other governments
$1,0003%
Other
$5,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 85%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the state 4%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lisbon Public School District 19

Hanson's K–12 school district, shared with Big Bend, Elliott, Elliott, Island Park, Lisbon and Scoville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,845
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
612
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,845 per pupil, $7,915 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 Hanson: Oakes Public School District 41 ($12,585 per pupil) · LaMoure Public School District 8 ($17,747 per pupil).

Local

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Town hall & decisions in Hanson →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hanson

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

All of Hanson'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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