Township government · Otter Tail County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Maine Township took in $326 thousand and spent $109 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Federal tax money11%State tax money10%Fees for services (road charges)9.2%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

11%

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

Township taxes67%

Property tax

67%$220 thousand

Fees for services9.2%

Fees for services

9.2%$30 thousand

What's in fees for servicesRoad charges

Road charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government

11%$36 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state

10%$34 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other

1.8%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Interest on debt2.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%

What stands out

43%

of Maine 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

45%$49 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$49 thousand

Running the government and other costs

43%$47 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

7.3%$8 thousand

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

Fire protection$8 thousand

Interest on debt

2.8%$3 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.8%$2 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Maine 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 Maine 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.