Township government · St Louis County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gnesen Township took in $515 thousand and spent $371 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%Federal tax money19%State tax money5.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.1%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

19%

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

Township taxes72%

Property tax

69%$353 thousand

Other taxes

3.3%$17 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses

Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services

2.1%$11 thousand

What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges

Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government

19%$96 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state

5.4%$28 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other

1.7%$9 thousand

Fines

0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Interest on debt4.3%

What stands out

19%

of Gnesen Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

26%$98 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$98 thousand

Running the government and other costs

26%$96 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)$58 thousand
Other and not broken out$38 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

24%$90 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$90 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

19%$71 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$71 thousand

Interest on debt

4.3%$16 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gnesen 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 Gnesen 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.