Township government · Big Stone County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Toqua Township took in $60 thousand and spent $90 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money28%Fees for services (road charges)1.7%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

68%

of Toqua Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes68%

Property tax
68%$41 thousand

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$17 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Health and hospitals1.1%

What stands out

71%

of Toqua Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
71%$64 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$19 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)$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Toqua 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 Toqua 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.