Township government · Stearns County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lynden Township took in $703 thousand and spent $551 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%Federal tax money16%State tax money6.3%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services (road charges)0.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

16%

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

Township taxes76%

Property tax
70%$489 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$113 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$44 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$3 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

8.7%

of Lynden Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$281 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$281 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$113 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$113 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$107 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$69 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lynden 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 Lynden 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.