Township government · Grant County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lien Township took in $57 thousand and spent $46 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money35%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money7.0%

What stands out

11%

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

Township taxes47%

Property tax

47%$27 thousand

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government

11%$6 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state

35%$20 thousand

County and local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

7.0%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking33%

What stands out

35%

of Lien 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails

35%$16 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$16 thousand

Running the government and other costs

33%$15 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)$12 thousand
Other and not broken out$3 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

33%$15 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$15 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lien 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 Lien 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.