Township government · Marshall County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fork Township took in $75 thousand and spent $36 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%Township taxes32%Federal tax money1.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

65%

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

Township taxes32%

Property tax
32%$24 thousand

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$1 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$49 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%Health and hospitals2.8%

What stands out

5.6%

of Fork 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%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$10 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)$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fork 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 Fork 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.