Township government · Le Sueur County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montgomery Township took in $253 thousand and spent $159 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%Federal tax money15%State tax money8.7%Fines and other1.2%Fees for services (road charges)0.4%

What stands out

15%

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

Township taxes75%

Property tax

75%$189 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services

0.4%$1 thousand

What's in fees for servicesRoad charges

Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government

15%$38 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state

8.7%$22 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other

1.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%

What stands out

6.3%

of Montgomery Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

67%$107 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$107 thousand

Running the government and other costs

26%$42 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)$23 thousand
Other and not broken out$19 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

6.3%$10 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.