Township government · Steele County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Meriden Township took in $294 thousand and spent $180 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Fines and other16%Federal tax money12%State tax money10%

What stands out

16%

of Meriden Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes62%

Property tax
62%$182 thousand

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$34 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$30 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Interest on debt7.8%

What stands out

7.8%

of Meriden 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
54%$97 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$26 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$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Interest on debt
7.8%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Meriden 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 Meriden 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.