Township government · Meeker County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Darwin Township took in $507 thousand and spent $427 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Fines and other19%Federal tax money7.3%State tax money6.7%

What stands out

19%

of Darwin Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes67%

Property tax

67%$341 thousand

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government

7.3%$37 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state

6.7%$34 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other

19%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Running the government and other costs7.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%

What stands out

83%

of Darwin Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

83%$353 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$353 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

8.9%$38 thousand

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

Fire protection$38 thousand

Running the government and other costs

7.7%$33 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)$20 thousand
Other and not broken out$13 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

0.7%$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

Darwin 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 Darwin 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.