Township government · Sherburne County, MN

Blue Hill Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blue Hill Township took in $625 thousand and spent $363 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes74%Federal tax money20%State tax money3.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes74%

Property tax
73%$455 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other government-run businesses
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$128 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$20 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%

What stands out

13%

of Blue Hill 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%$250 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$250 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$53 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blue Hill 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 Blue Hill 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.