Township government · Cook County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tofte Township took in $804 thousand and spent $676 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (parks and recreation)9.6%State tax money5.7%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

37%

of Tofte Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes67%

Other taxes
37%$299 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$299 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
29%$237 thousand

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$77 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$135 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$46 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Health and hospitals11%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Roads, transit and parking1.2%

What stands out

18%

of Tofte Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
64%$435 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$406 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$8 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tofte Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Tofte 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.