Township government · Lac Qui Parle County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Baxter Township took in $112 thousand and spent $124 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money36%Fees for services0.9%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

36%

of Baxter Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes63%

Property tax
63%$70 thousand

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$40 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Health and hospitals0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

73%

of Baxter Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
73%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Baxter 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 Baxter 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.