Township government · Clay County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elkton Township took in $123 thousand and spent $117 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money24%Federal tax money15%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

15%

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

Township taxes60%

Property tax
53%$65 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$18 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$30 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

6.8%

of Elkton 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
73%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$17 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)$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elkton 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 Elkton 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.