Township government · St Louis County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Meadowlands Township took in $103 thousand and spent $81 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money30%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

4.9%

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

Township taxes64%

Property tax
64%$66 thousand

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$5 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$31 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Housing and community development8.6%Health and hospitals2.5%

What stands out

8.6%

of Meadowlands Township's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$19 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)$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Housing and community development
8.6%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Meadowlands 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 Meadowlands 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.