Township government · Grant County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gorton Township took in $89 thousand and spent $71 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%State tax money24%Federal tax money3.4%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

72%

of Gorton Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes72%

Property tax

72%$64 thousand

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government

3.4%$3 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state

24%$21 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Environment and natural resources5.6%

What stands out

5.6%

of Gorton Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

75%$53 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$53 thousand

Running the government and other costs

14%$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)$9 thousand
Other and not broken out$1 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

5.6%$4 thousand

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

Fire protection$4 thousand

Environment and natural resources

5.6%$4 thousand

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gorton 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 Gorton 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.