Township government · Lincoln County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shaokatan Township took in $247 thousand and spent $95 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money83%Township taxes17%

What stands out

83%

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

Township taxes17%

Property tax
17%$43 thousand

State tax money83%

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

From the state
83%$204 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%

What stands out

78%

of Shaokatan 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
78%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$11 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shaokatan 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 Shaokatan 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.