Township government · Clearwater County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shevlin Township took in $101 thousand and spent $72 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes80%State tax money19%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

80%

of Shevlin Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes80%

Property tax
80%$81 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$19 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%

What stands out

5.6%

of Shevlin Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$19 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$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shevlin 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 Shevlin 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.