Township government · McKenzie County, ND

Blue Butte Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blue Butte Township took in $233 thousand and spent $66 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money73%Township taxes15%Fines and other11%

What stands out

73%

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

Township taxes15%

Property tax
15%$36 thousand

State tax money73%

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

From the state
73%$171 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Sent to other local governments32%Running the government and other costs26%

What stands out

32%

of Blue Butte Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Sent to other local governments
32%$21 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$17 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blue Butte Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Blue Butte 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.