Township government · Clay County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elmwood Township took in $105 thousand and spent $161 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money25%Federal tax money23%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes52%

Property tax
50%$52 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$24 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs8.7%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

57%

of Elmwood 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
57%$92 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
  • Police$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$14 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$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elmwood 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 Elmwood 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.