Township government · Murray County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cameron Township took in $135 thousand and spent $134 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money27%Federal tax money5.2%

What stands out

5.2%

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

Township taxes67%

Property tax

67%$91 thousand

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government

5.2%$7 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state

27%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

78%

of Cameron 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

78%$104 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$104 thousand

Running the government and other costs

16%$22 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)$15 thousand
Other and not broken out$7 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

5.2%$7 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$7 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.7%$1 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cameron 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 Cameron 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.