Township government · Kanabec County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Knife Lake Township took in $220 thousand and spent $136 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Federal tax money20%State tax money10%Fees for services (road charges)7.7%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes62%

Property tax
56%$124 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Severance taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$45 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails29%

What stands out

29%

of Knife Lake 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
39%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$43 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$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Knife 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 Knife 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.