Township government · Red Lake County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gervais Township took in $83 thousand and spent $53 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%State tax money35%Federal tax money14%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

14%

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

Township taxes49%

Property tax
49%$41 thousand

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$12 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$29 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%

What stands out

28%

of Gervais 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
47%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$9 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$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gervais 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 Gervais 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.