Township government · Otter Tail County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lida Township took in $408 thousand and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Township taxes84%State tax money8.3%Fines and other7.6%

Township taxes84%

Property tax
84%$343 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$34 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking88%Running the government and other costs7.8%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Health and hospitals0.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

What stands out

88%

of Lida 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
88%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$137 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$95 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lida 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 Lida 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.