Township government · Meeker County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Litchfield Township took in $326 thousand and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Estimated 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 taxes90%State tax money9.5%Fees for services (road charges)0.6%

Township taxes90%

Property tax
89%$291 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking92%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Running the government and other costs3.4%

What stands out

92%

of Litchfield 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
92%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.4%$44 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)$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Litchfield Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. 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 Litchfield 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.