Township government · Brown County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Ordway Township took in $144 thousand and spent $90 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes99%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

20%

of Ordway Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes99%

Property tax
78%$113 thousand
Other taxes
20%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking98%Running the government and other costs2.2%

What stands out

98%

of Ordway 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
98%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.2%$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

Ordway 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 Ordway 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.