Township government · Grant County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Melrose Township took in $40 thousand and spent $2 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes100%

What stands out

93%

of Melrose Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes100%

Property tax
93%$37 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$2 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails100%

What stands out

100%

of Melrose Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
100%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Melrose Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Melrose 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.