ZIP 56280 · Wergeland Township, MN

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 56280: 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 56280?
56280 is served by the State of Minnesota, Canby Independent School District 891, Lincoln County, Yellow Medicine County, Wergeland Township, Alta Vista Township and Marble Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Minnesota spent $61.5 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Canby Independent School District 891 spent $16.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lincoln County spent $23.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Yellow Medicine County spent $34.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Wergeland Township spent $217 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Alta Vista Township spent $92 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and Marble Township spent $142 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 56280?
Of the governments serving 56280, State of Minnesota collected $732 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Yellow Medicine County collected $12.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Lincoln County collected $9.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Canby Independent School District 891 collected $1.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Wergeland Township collected $78 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Marble Township collected $74 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and Alta Vista Township collected $50 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 56280.

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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, Yellow Medicine County, Wergeland Township and Alta Vista 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 56280

State of Minnesota$732 million

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

Yellow Medicine County$12.7 million

41% of its $31.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Lincoln County$9.1 million

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

Canby Independent School District 891$1.8 million

13% of its $14.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Wergeland Township$78 thousand

64% of its $121 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Marble Township$74 thousand

67% of its $111 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Alta Vista Township$50 thousand

58% of its $87 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 counties

Lincoln County

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

About 50% of this ZIP is in Lincoln County.

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 →

Yellow Medicine County

$34.1 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

About 50% of this ZIP is in Yellow Medicine County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes41%State tax money35%Fines and other11%Federal tax money8.2%Fees for services3.3%Local tax money1.9%
Full Yellow Medicine County breakdown

County taxes41%

Property tax
41%$12.7 million
Other taxes
0.1%$40 thousand

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$1.0 million

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$2.6 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$10.8 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$593 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$3.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand
Yellow Medicine County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Social services17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs12%Environment and natural resources6.0%All other spending7.1%
Full Yellow Medicine County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$14.5 million
Social services
17%$5.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$5.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$4.2 million
Environment and natural resources
6.0%$2.1 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
3.9%$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$547 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$331 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$179 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$42 thousand
Yellow Medicine County page →

Your towns

Wergeland Township

$217 thousand budget in fiscal year 2023 (ended December 31, 2023), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

About 43% of this ZIP is in Wergeland Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money33%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services0.2%
Full Wergeland Township breakdown

Township taxes64%

Property tax
64%$78 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$240

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$40 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$3 thousand
Wergeland Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs8.6%
Full Wergeland Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
81%$177 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$19 thousand
Wergeland Township page →

Alta Vista Township

$92 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 Alta Vista Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes58%State tax money42%Fines and other0.3%
Full Alta Vista Township breakdown

Township taxes58%

Property tax
58%$50 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$36 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$222
Alta Vista Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Running the government and other costs8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%
Full Alta Vista Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
83%$77 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$60
Alta Vista Township page →

Marble Township

$142 thousand budget in fiscal year 2023 (ended December 31, 2023), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

About 14% of this ZIP is in Marble Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money31%Fines and other2.1%
Full Marble Township breakdown

Township taxes67%

Property tax
67%$74 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$83

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$4

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$35 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$2 thousand
Marble Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking80%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%
Full Marble Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
80%$114 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$8 thousand
Marble Township page →

Your schools

Canby Independent School District 891

$16.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 86% of this ZIP is in Canby Independent School District 891.

Where the money comes from

State tax money68%Fines and other16%School district taxes13%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.6%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.5%
Full Canby Independent School District 891 breakdown

What stands out

16%

of Canby Independent School District 891's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 3.2%.

School district taxes13%

Property tax
13%$1.8 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$227 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$104 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$74 thousand
  • School lunches$49 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%$67 thousand

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$9.7 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$80 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$2.3 million
Canby Independent School District 891 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges92%Interest on debt5.9%Sent to other local governments1.8%

What stands out

5.9%

of Canby Independent School District 891's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Full Canby Independent School District 891 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$15.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$15.0 million
Interest on debt
5.9%$963 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$292 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$218 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$74 thousand
Canby Independent School District 891 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
Minnesota page →
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.

Canby Independent School District 891. 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.

Yellow Medicine 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.

Wergeland 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.

Alta Vista 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.

Marble 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.

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. Wergeland Township, Alta Vista Township and Marble 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.