Township government · Meeker County, MN

Cedar Mills Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cedar Mills Township took in $205 thousand and spent $230 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money26%Federal tax money12%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

12%

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

Township taxes55%

Property tax
54%$110 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$25 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$54 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs6.5%

What stands out

83%

of Cedar Mills 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
83%$190 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$190 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$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$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cedar Mills 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 Cedar Mills 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.