Township government · Otter Tail County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tordenskjold Township took in $237 thousand and spent $161 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money16%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (road charges)1.7%

What stands out

13%

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

Township taxes70%

Property tax
70%$166 thousand

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$30 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%

What stands out

67%

of Tordenskjold 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
67%$108 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$43 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)$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tordenskjold 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 Tordenskjold 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.