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How Richmond is run

Richmond spent $14,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $412 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

Town budget
$14,000
spent, year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$412
a year
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Town staff
0
full-time · 4 part-time

What stands out about how Richmond is run

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

★ What stands out · The school district

Wing Public School District 28

Richmond’s K–12 school district, shared with Hazel Grove, Trygg, Wing, Wing, Canfield and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Richmond →
$27,254
per pupil · ND $16,642
71
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $27,254 per pupil, $15,803 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 39%State 56%Federal 5%

North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal.

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Richmond

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

Your share of the budget

About $412 per resident a year, or $1.13 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 71% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 49%Interest, fines & other 44%Property taxes 7%
An estimate

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

Who works for Richmond

0 full-time staff

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

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 4 pt
0
full-time
4
part-time

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

Next door

How Richmond’s budget compares

Richmond spends the least per resident of the 3 towns here. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Richmond$412——
Canfield$500——
Wing$643——

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Richmond

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Richmond.

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

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

Reach Richmond’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 Richmond is run?

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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 Richmond, 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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