Township government · Lake County, MN

Silver Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Silver Creek Township took in $798 thousand and spent $564 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%Fees for services (sewer)26%State tax money20%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Silver Creek 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 taxes46%

Property tax
46%$369 thousand

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$204 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$194 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$64 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$160 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Interest on debt2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

22%

of Silver Creek 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
46%$260 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$260 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$130 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)$69 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$124 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$124 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek 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.