Town Hall · Oxbow

Oxbow, ND town hall & government

Oxbow spent $462,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,525 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Oxbow's money goes

Spent
$462,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,525
typical North Dakota cities: $1,909
Long-term debt
$707,000
$2,333 per resident
Sewer & trash
$96,00021%
Police
$77,00017%
Roads & transportation
$67,00015%
Water & other utilities
$57,00012%
Parks & libraries
$31,0007%
Administration & buildings
$21,0005%
Fire
$17,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0002%
Interest on debt
$8,0002%
Health & welfare
$4,0001%
Other
$75,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%

Oxbow 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 Oxbow

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

Kindred Public School District 2

Oxbow's K–12 school district, shared with Barrie, Davenport, Davenport, Helendale, Kindred and Leonard. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,272
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
896
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $12,272 per pupil, $7,615 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Oxbow pay

Typical tax bill
$6,224
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.92%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$680,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Oxbow's government

Town hall & decisions in Oxbow →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oxbow

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

All of Oxbow'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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