Township government · Wells County, ND

South Cottonwood Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Cottonwood Township took in $22 thousand and spent $3 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money73%Township taxes27%

What stands out

73%

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

Township taxes27%

Property tax
27%$6 thousand

State tax money73%

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

From the state
73%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs100%

What stands out

100%

of South Cottonwood Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
100%$3 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)$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Cottonwood 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 South Cottonwood 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.