Township government · Cass County, MN

Boy Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Boy Lake Township took in $84 thousand and spent $87 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%Federal tax money21%State tax money17%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

21%

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

Township taxes61%

Property tax
61%$51 thousand

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$18 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$14 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%

What stands out

15%

of Boy Lake 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
62%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$20 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)$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boy Lake 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 Boy Lake 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.