Township government · Clay County, MN

Spring Prairie Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spring Prairie Township took in $81 thousand and spent $71 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes42%State tax money27%Federal tax money26%Fees for services4.9%

What stands out

26%

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

Township taxes42%

Property tax
31%$25 thousand
Other taxes
11%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$21 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

35%

of Spring Prairie Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$38 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$25 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$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spring Prairie 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 Spring Prairie 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.