Township government · Carlton County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kalevala Township took in $228 thousand and spent $86 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money75%Township taxes20%State tax money4.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

75%

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

Township taxes20%

Property tax
20%$45 thousand

Federal tax money75%

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

From the federal government
75%$172 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$10 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%

What stands out

19%

of Kalevala Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$49 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$20 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)$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kalevala Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Kalevala 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.