Township government · Crow Wing County, MN

Oak Lawn Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oak Lawn Township took in $472 thousand and spent $322 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%Federal tax money21%State tax money5.7%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services (road charges)0.6%

What stands out

21%

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

Township taxes72%

Property tax
72%$338 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$99 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$27 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$4 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Oak Lawn 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
67%$217 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$217 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$41 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$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oak Lawn 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 Oak Lawn 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.