Township government · Aitkin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lakeside Township took in $284 thousand and spent $400 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%Federal tax money8.8%State tax money8.8%Fees for services (road charges)1.1%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

8.8%

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

Township taxes81%

Property tax
81%$229 thousand

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; road charges and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$25 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$25 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

68%

of Lakeside Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$271 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$271 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lakeside 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 Lakeside 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.