Township government · Chisago County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lent Township took in $1.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%Fines and other12%Federal tax money11%State tax money2.7%Fees for services (road charges)1.2%

What stands out

11%

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

Township taxes73%

Property tax
64%$1.0 million
Other taxes
9.1%$142 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$135 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$170 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$42 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$186 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

27%

of Lent 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
40%$610 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$610 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$421 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$382 thousand
  • Police$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$421 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$316 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lent 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 Lent 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.