Township government · Cottonwood 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 $73 thousand and spent $137 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money38%Fees for services (road charges)1.4%

What stands out

38%

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

Township taxes60%

Property tax
60%$44 thousand

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs5.1%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

81%

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
81%$111 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$7 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 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.