Township government · Hubbard County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake George Township took in $117 thousand and spent $136 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%State tax money18%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

78%

of Lake George Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes78%

Property tax

78%$91 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state

18%$21 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other

4.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%

What stands out

22%

of Lake George 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

53%$72 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$72 thousand

Running the government and other costs

23%$31 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$19 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

22%$30 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$30 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.5%$2 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

0.7%$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 George 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 George 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.