Township government · Chippewa County, MN

Big Bend Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Big Bend Township took in $124 thousand and spent $133 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money33%Federal tax money10%Fees for services2.4%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

10%

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

Township taxes53%

Property tax
53%$66 thousand

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$13 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$41 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals0.8%

What stands out

18%

of Big Bend 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
63%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$24 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$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Big Bend 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 Big Bend 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.