Township government · Chisago County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chisago Lake Township took in $1.6 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%Federal tax money17%Fines and other4.2%State tax money4.0%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)2.3%

What stands out

17%

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

Township taxes72%

Property tax
72%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and parks and recreation
  • Road charges$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$266 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$62 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Interest on debt0.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

19%

of Chisago 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
68%$713 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$713 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$201 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$201 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$109 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)$58 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chisago 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 Chisago 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.