Township government · Grant County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elbow Lake Township took in $75 thousand and spent $72 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money33%

What stands out

33%

of Elbow Lake Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes67%

Property tax
67%$50 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

4.2%

of Elbow Lake Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$44 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$18 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elbow 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 Elbow 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.