Township government · Nicollet County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Courtland Township took in $286 thousand and spent $214 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%Federal tax money12%State tax money12%Fees for services (road charges)0.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

20%

of Courtland Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes75%

Property tax

55%$157 thousand

Other taxes

20%$57 thousand

What's in other taxesSeverance taxes

Severance taxes$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services

0.7%$2 thousand

What's in fees for servicesRoad charges

Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government

12%$35 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state

12%$33 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other

0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

5.1%

of Courtland 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%

Roads, transit and parking

77%$164 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$164 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

12%$26 thousand

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

Fire protection$26 thousand

Running the government and other costs

5.1%$11 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)$10 thousand
Other and not broken out$1 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

4.7%$10 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.4%$3 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Courtland 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 Courtland 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.