Township government · Cottonwood County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Selma Township took in $120 thousand and spent $46 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money28%Fees for services (road charges)11%Federal tax money8.3%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

11%

of Selma Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes51%

Property tax

51%$61 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services

11%$13 thousand

What's in fees for servicesRoad charges

Road charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government

8.3%$10 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state

28%$34 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other

1.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%

What stands out

13%

of Selma 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

59%$27 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$27 thousand

Running the government and other costs

24%$11 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

13%$6 thousand

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

Fire protection$6 thousand

Health and hospitals

2.2%$1 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$1 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

2.2%$1 thousand

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

Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Selma 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 Selma 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.