Township government · Washington County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stillwater Township took in $1.2 million and spent $819 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%Federal tax money9.1%County and local tax money2.8%State tax money1.9%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

9.1%

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

Township taxes85%

Property tax

77%$942 thousand

Other taxes

8.5%$104 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses

Other licenses$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government

9.1%$111 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state

1.9%$23 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.8%$34 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other

0.5%$6 thousand

Fines

0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%

What stands out

25%

of Stillwater Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

41%$332 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$332 thousand

Running the government and other costs

31%$256 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$179 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

25%$202 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police

Fire protection$174 thousand
Police$28 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

3.5%$29 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stillwater 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 Stillwater 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.