Township government · Crow Wing County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake Edward Township took in $612 thousand and spent $256 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Federal tax money20%Fees for services (road charges)7.5%State tax money5.1%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

20%

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

Township taxes67%

Property tax
67%$409 thousand

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$40 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 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%$121 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$31 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$4 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

27%

of Lake Edward 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
46%$118 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$118 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$68 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$60 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$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

Lake Edward 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 Lake Edward 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.