Township government · Kandiyohi County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dovre Township took in $681 thousand and spent $405 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%Federal tax money18%State tax money6.3%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

18%

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

Township taxes75%

Property tax
75%$512 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$120 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$43 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails18%

What stands out

18%

of Dovre Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$230 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$230 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$104 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$83 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dovre 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 Dovre 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.