ZIP 56142 · Royal Township, MN

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 56142: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Minnesota governments, the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 56142?
56142 is served by the State of Minnesota, Lincoln County, Ivanhoe Public School District 403, Royal Township, Ash Lake Township and Limestone Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Minnesota spent $61.5 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lincoln County spent $23.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Ivanhoe Public School District 403 spent $2.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Royal Township spent $113 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Ash Lake Township spent $133 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and Limestone Township spent $89 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 56142?
Of the governments serving 56142, State of Minnesota collected $732 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lincoln County collected $9.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Ivanhoe Public School District 403 collected $799 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Royal Township collected $118 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Limestone Township collected $114 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Ash Lake Township collected $61 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 56142.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Lincoln County, Royal Township, Ash Lake Township and Limestone Township

Why not this year? Minnesota governments with newer filings show figures from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor (for 2023 and 2024, each government's newest year on file). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 56142

State of Minnesota$732 million

1.2% of its $63.0 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Lincoln County$9.1 million

39% of its $23.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Ivanhoe Public School District 403$799 thousand

29% of its $2.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Royal Township$118 thousand

73% of its $162 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Limestone Township$114 thousand

74% of its $154 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

Ash Lake Township$61 thousand

40% of its $152 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Lincoln County

$23.8 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

Where the money comes from

State tax money47%County taxes39%Fines and other11%Fees for services3.0%Federal tax money0.1%
Full Lincoln County breakdown

County taxes39%

Property tax
39%$9.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$105 thousand

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$708 thousand

Federal tax money0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.1%$24 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$11.0 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$2.5 million
Lincoln County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.8%Social services4.8%All other spending8.8%
Full Lincoln County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$13.6 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$2.5 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
5.8%$1.4 million
Social services
4.8%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
3.8%$903 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$557 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$466 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$101 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$77 thousand
Lincoln County page →

Your towns

Royal Township

$113 thousand budget in fiscal year 2023 (ended December 31, 2023), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

About 36% of this ZIP is in Royal Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes73%State tax money21%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money1.2%
Full Royal Township breakdown

Township taxes73%

Property tax
73%$118 thousand

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$4

Federal tax money1.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.2%$2 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$34 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$8 thousand
Royal Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs12%
Full Royal Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$13 thousand
Royal Township page →

Ash Lake Township

$133 thousand budget in fiscal year 2023 (ended December 31, 2023), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

About 32% of this ZIP is in Ash Lake Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes40%Fines and other38%State tax money22%
Full Ash Lake Township breakdown

Township taxes40%

Property tax
40%$61 thousand

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$4

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$33 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
38%$58 thousand
Ash Lake Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%
Full Ash Lake Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$13 thousand
Ash Lake Township page →

Limestone Township

$89 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 26% of this ZIP is in Limestone Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes74%State tax money18%Federal tax money7.8%

What stands out

7.8%

of Limestone Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Full Limestone Township breakdown

Township taxes74%

Property tax
74%$114 thousand

Federal tax money7.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.8%$12 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$28 thousand
Limestone Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Environment and natural resources4.5%

What stands out

4.5%

of Limestone 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.

Full Limestone Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
74%$66 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$11 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.5%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Limestone Township page →

Your schools

Ivanhoe Public School District 403

$2.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 97% of this ZIP is in Ivanhoe Public School District 403.

Where the money comes from

State tax money64%School district taxes29%County and local tax money2.4%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.0%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

64%

of Ivanhoe Public School District 403's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

Full Ivanhoe Public School District 403 breakdown

School district taxes29%

Property tax
29%$799 thousand

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$31 thousand
  • Other school charges$20 thousand
  • School lunches$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.5%$14 thousand

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$1.8 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$68 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$68 thousand
Ivanhoe Public School District 403 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges73%Sent to other local governments20%Interest on debt6.4%

What stands out

20%

of Ivanhoe Public School District 403's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Full Ivanhoe Public School District 403 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
73%$1.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
20%$444 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$441 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$142 thousand
Ivanhoe Public School District 403 page →

Your state

State of Minnesota

$61.5 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes57%Federal tax money31%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)5.1%Local tax money0.4%
Full Minnesota breakdown

What stands out

9.3%

of Minnesota's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes57%

Individual income tax
21%$13.3 billion
Sales tax
13%$8.49 billion
Other taxes
12%$7.29 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 18 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.39 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.02 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$888 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$846 million
  • Tobacco taxes$548 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$289 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$284 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$227 million
  • Amusement taxes$215 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$114 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$111 million
  • Other licenses$95.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$86.0 million
  • Severance taxes$76.6 million
  • Driver's licenses$66.4 million
  • Corporation licenses$17.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$9.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$9.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
9.3%$5.88 billion
Property tax
1.2%$732 million

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$3.21 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 11 more
  • College tuition$1.35 billion
  • University housing and dining$720 million
  • Sewer$332 million
  • Other service charges$314 million
  • Hospital bills$279 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$58.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$53.5 million
  • Transit fares$46.8 million
  • Housing$33.9 million
  • Road charges$15.6 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$3.7 million
  • Other education charges$1.6 million
  • Airport$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
31%$19.5 billion

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.4%$249 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$4.35 billion
Fines
<0.1%$34.2 million
Minnesota page →

Where the money goes

Social services38%Sent to local governments32%Schools and colleges13%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Running the government and other costs4.3%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

32%

of Minnesota's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Minnesota breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
38%$23.5 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$23.2 billion
  • Welfare institutions$164 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$40.3 million
  • Veterans' services$26.7 million
Sent to local governments
32%$19.6 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 21 more
  • Sent to school districts$12.8 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.76 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.36 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$890 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$376 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$283 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$211 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$203 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$124 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$110 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$109 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$105 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$98.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$65.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$40.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$23.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$16.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$9.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Sent to the federal government$509 thousand
Schools and colleges
13%$7.82 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$5.48 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.05 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$742 million
  • Other education$558 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$2.81 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.29 billion
  • Public transit$507 million
  • Airports$13.7 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$2.64 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.47 billion
  • Other and not broken out$649 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$310 million
  • Other government administration$162 million
  • Government buildings$51.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$2.08 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$714 million
  • Police$623 million
  • Prisons and jails$536 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$106 million
  • Inspections and regulation$100 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$1.03 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$737 million
  • Hospitals$291 million
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$858 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$858 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$497 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$316 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$313 million
  • Libraries$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$192 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$172 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$15.9 million
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Gas supply$3 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$177 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Minnesota. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Lincoln County. Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, County Finances Report raw data, 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Ivanhoe Public School District 403. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Royal Township. Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, Town Finances Report raw data, 2023, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Ash Lake Township. Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, Town Finances Report raw data, 2023, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022.

Limestone 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.

How these figures are counted. Minnesota county, city and township figures are the calendar-year finance reports filed with the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, covering each government's governmental funds and its utilities and other enterprise funds, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Transfers between a government's own funds, borrowed money and depreciation are not counted. Debt payments include principal as well as interest, and capital purchases are counted in the year they are paid, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government. Townships and some small cities report on a cash basis. County figures do not include school districts, which are separate governments.

Cash basis. Royal Township and Ash Lake Township report on a cash basis, so these are money received and paid out during the year, and a year with a big construction project or loan repayment can show more spending than revenue.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.