Township government · Nelson County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sarnia Township took in $118 thousand and spent $39 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money86%Township taxes14%

What stands out

86%

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

Township taxes14%

Property tax
14%$17 thousand

State tax money86%

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

From the state
86%$101 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Environment and natural resources7.7%Sent to other local governments2.6%

What stands out

7.7%

of Sarnia 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
64%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$7 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)$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.7%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$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

Sarnia Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. 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 Sarnia 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.