Township government · Aitkin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Verdon Township took in $46 thousand and spent $40 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%State tax money28%Fees for services (road charges)20%Federal tax money8.7%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

20%

of Verdon Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes41%

Property tax

41%$19 thousand

Fees for services20%

Fees for services

20%$9 thousand

What's in fees for servicesRoad charges

Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government

8.7%$4 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state

28%$13 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%

What stands out

15%

of Verdon 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

63%$25 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$25 thousand

Running the government and other costs

20%$8 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)$7 thousand
Other and not broken out$1 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

15%$6 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$6 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

2.5%$1 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Verdon 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 Verdon 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.