Township government · Grant County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Sanford Township took in $70 thousand and spent $53 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money31%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

31%

of Sanford Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes67%

Property tax

67%$47 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state

31%$22 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other

1.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

17%

of Sanford 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

64%$34 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$34 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

17%$9 thousand

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

Fire protection$9 thousand

Running the government and other costs

13%$7 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)$5 thousand
Other and not broken out$2 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

3.8%$2 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.9%$1 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sanford Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Sanford 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.