Township government · Spink County, SD

La Prairie Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), La Prairie Township took in $73 thousand and spent $38 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money79%Township taxes21%

What stands out

79%

of La Prairie Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes21%

Property tax
21%$15 thousand

County and local tax money79%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
79%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs5.3%

What stands out

82%

of La Prairie 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
82%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$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

La Prairie Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of La Prairie 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.