Township government · St Louis County, MN

Grand Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grand Lake Township took in $891 thousand and spent $663 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%Federal tax money18%Fines and other14%State tax money5.9%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)4.9%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

18%

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

Township taxes55%

Property tax
54%$483 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes and public utility taxes
  • Severance taxes$4 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$37 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$159 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$53 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Interest on debt5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%

What stands out

5.9%

of Grand Lake 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
40%$265 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$265 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$186 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$143 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$39 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$38 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grand Lake 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 Grand Lake 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.