Township government · Pine County, MN

Sturgeon Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sturgeon Lake Township took in $234 thousand and spent $186 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%Federal tax money12%State tax money9.4%Fees for services (road charges)2.6%

What stands out

12%

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

Township taxes76%

Property tax
76%$177 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$28 thousand

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails15%

What stands out

15%

of Sturgeon Lake 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
52%$96 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$96 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$62 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sturgeon Lake 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 Sturgeon Lake 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.