Township government · Williams County, ND

Big Stone Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Big Stone Township took in $76 thousand and spent $42 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%Township taxes25%

What stands out

75%

of Big Stone Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes25%

Property tax
25%$19 thousand

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking86%Environment and natural resources9.5%Running the government and other costs4.8%

What stands out

10%

of Big Stone Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
86%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Environment and natural resources
9.5%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$2 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)$1 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Big Stone 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 Big Stone 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.