Township government · Aitkin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Turner Township took in $145 thousand and spent $159 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%State tax money12%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

7.6%

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

Township taxes77%

Property tax
77%$112 thousand

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$11 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$17 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%

What stands out

65%

of Turner 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
65%$104 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$104 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)$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Turner 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 Turner 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.