Township government · Beltrami County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northern Township took in $1.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money24%Fines and other9.6%Fees for services (sewer)1.3%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

10%

of Northern 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 taxes65%

Property tax
62%$984 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$19 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$6 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$385 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%

What stands out

7.3%

of Northern 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
66%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$249 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$166 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$158 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$158 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$112 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$112 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northern 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 Northern 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.