Township government · Kanabec County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ford Township took in $116 thousand and spent $98 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%State tax money9.5%Federal tax money8.6%Fees for services (road charges)0.9%

What stands out

8.6%

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

Township taxes81%

Property tax
81%$94 thousand

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$10 thousand

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%

What stands out

49%

of Ford Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$48 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)$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
43%$42 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ford 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 Ford 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.