Township government · Olmsted County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Elmira Township took in $183 thousand and spent $157 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money13%Federal tax money11%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Elmira 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%$137 thousand

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$21 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$24 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt1.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%

What stands out

13%

of Elmira 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
52%$82 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$49 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$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elmira Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Elmira 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.