Township government · Brown County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cottonwood Township took in $223 thousand and spent $233 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%State tax money22%Federal tax money20%Fees for services (sewer)13%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes44%

Property tax
44%$98 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$29 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$28 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$45 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$48 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs4.3%

What stands out

13%

of Cottonwood Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$112 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Police$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$10 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)$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood 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.