Township government · Kanabec County, MN

Arthur Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arthur Township took in $631 thousand and spent $432 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes45%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)28%Federal tax money16%State tax money9.5%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

28%

of Arthur Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes45%

Property tax
36%$229 thousand
Other taxes
9.2%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$45 thousand
  • Severance taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$174 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand
  • Road charges$85 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
16%$101 thousand

State tax money9.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
9.5%$60 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%

What stands out

11%

of Arthur Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$208 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$208 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$134 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$47 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Arthur Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Arthur Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.