Township government · Cass County, MN

Otter Tail Peninsula Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Otter Tail Peninsula Township took in $100 thousand and spent $65 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%Federal tax money13%State tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.0%

What stands out

13%

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

Township taxes76%

Property tax
76%$76 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$13 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%

What stands out

25%

of Otter Tail Peninsula 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
37%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$21 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)$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Otter Tail Peninsula 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 Otter Tail Peninsula 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.