Township government · Pope County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barsness Township took in $116 thousand and spent $93 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money22%Federal tax money6.9%Fees for services (road charges)0.9%

What stands out

6.9%

of Barsness Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes70%

Property tax
70%$81 thousand

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$8 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%

What stands out

15%

of Barsness Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$64 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$13 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)$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barsness 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 Barsness 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.