Township government · Nobles County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seward Township took in $198 thousand and spent $149 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%Federal tax money31%State tax money28%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes40%

Property tax
40%$80 thousand

Federal tax money31%

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

From the federal government
31%$62 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$55 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking85%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

85%

of Seward Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
85%$126 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$126 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$15 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)$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Seward 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 Seward 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.