Town Hall · Manitou

Manitou, ND town hall & government

Manitou spent $27,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $255 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Manitou's money goes

Spent
$27,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$255
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$23,00085%
Paid to other governments
$2,0007%
Administration & buildings
$1,0004%
Other
$1,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • From the state 45%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Manitou collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Stanley Public School District 2

Manitou's K–12 school district, shared with Alger, Burke, Clearwater, Debing, Idaho and James Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,010
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
779
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,010 per pupil, $8,497 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.

Local

Contact Manitou's government

Town hall & decisions in Manitou →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manitou

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

All of Manitou'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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