Township government · St Louis County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crane Lake Township took in $284 thousand and spent $239 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes83%State tax money8.8%Federal tax money7.0%Fees for services0.4%County and local tax money0.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

7%

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

Township taxes83%

Property tax
81%$230 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$20 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$25 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Interest on debt3.8%

What stands out

62%

of Crane Lake 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
62%$147 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$134 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$18 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$12 thousand
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crane 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 Crane 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.