Township government · Otter Tail County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dead Lake Township took in $285 thousand and spent $285 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%Federal tax money9.5%State tax money9.5%Fees for services (road charges)7.7%County and local tax money2.1%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

9.5%

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

Township taxes70%

Property tax
70%$200 thousand

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$27 thousand

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$27 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking79%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

79%

of Dead Lake 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
79%$225 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$225 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$41 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)$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dead 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 Dead 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.