Township government · Grant County, MN

Pelican Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pelican Lake Township took in $190 thousand and spent $84 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Fines and other19%State tax money19%

What stands out

19%

of Pelican Lake 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 taxes62%

Property tax
62%$117 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$36 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%

What stands out

31%

of Pelican Lake Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$49 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$26 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)$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pelican Lake 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 Pelican Lake 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.