Township government · Clay County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morken Township took in $141 thousand and spent $142 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%State tax money23%Federal tax money6.4%

What stands out

6.4%

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

Township taxes71%

Property tax

71%$100 thousand

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government

6.4%$9 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state

23%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking85%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%

What stands out

85%

of Morken Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

85%$120 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$120 thousand

Running the government and other costs

11%$15 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)$8 thousand
Other and not broken out$7 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

4.9%$7 thousand

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

Fire protection$7 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morken 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 Morken 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.