Township government · Carlton County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Atkinson Township took in $47 thousand and spent $60 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%State tax money17%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

81%

of Atkinson Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes81%

Property tax
81%$38 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$8 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals5.0%

What stands out

5%

of Atkinson Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$41 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$9 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Atkinson 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 Atkinson 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.