Township government · Murray County, MN

Lime Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lime Lake Township took in $243 thousand and spent $116 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%Federal tax money23%State tax money16%Fines and other9.5%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes52%

Property tax
52%$127 thousand

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$55 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$38 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Health and hospitals0.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

33%

of Lime Lake Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$67 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$38 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lime Lake 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 Lime Lake 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.