Township government · St Louis County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cotton Township took in $273 thousand and spent $236 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money14%Federal tax money9.2%Fees for services8.4%

What stands out

9.2%

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

Township taxes69%

Property tax
69%$188 thousand

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.2%

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

From the federal government
9.2%$25 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Health and hospitals1.7%

What stands out

49%

of Cotton Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$116 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$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cotton 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 Cotton 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.