Township government · Benton County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Minden Township took in $401 thousand and spent $221 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Federal tax money23%State tax money6.7%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

23%

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

Township taxes66%

Property tax
64%$256 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$94 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$27 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$10 thousand
Fines
1.0%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%

What stands out

26%

of Minden Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$56 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)$40 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Minden 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 Minden 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.