Township government · St Louis County, MN

Great Scott Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Great Scott Township took in $224 thousand and spent $238 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money31%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges)6.3%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

11%

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

Township taxes48%

Property tax
48%$107 thousand

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$24 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$70 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%

What stands out

4.2%

of Great Scott 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
72%$171 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$46 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$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Great Scott 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 Great Scott 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.