Township government · Richland County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Colfax Township took in $124 thousand and spent $89 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money36%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

36%

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

Township taxes60%

Property tax
60%$74 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$45 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking89%Running the government and other costs10%Sent to other local governments1.1%

What stands out

89%

of Colfax 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
89%$79 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$79 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$9 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$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Colfax 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 Colfax 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.