Township government · Roseau County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake Township took in $1.6 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Township taxes47%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

50%

of Lake Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes47%

Property tax
47%$765 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$815 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$10 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

10%

of Lake Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
70%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$267 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$160 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$160 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$160 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lake 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 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.