Township government · Clearwater County, MN

Bear Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bear Creek Township took in $85 thousand and spent $77 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other49%Township taxes33%State tax money13%Fees for services4.7%

What stands out

49%

of Bear Creek Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes33%

Property tax
33%$28 thousand

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$11 thousand

Fines and other49%

Interest, rents and other
49%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%

What stands out

75%

of Bear Creek 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
75%$58 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$15 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$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek 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.