Crescent Grange Hall No. 512 · Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0How is Linwood Township run?
Linwood Township’s town government spent $1.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $333 per resident.
What stands out about how Linwood Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Forest Lake Public School District
Linwood Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Columbus, Forest Lake, Scandia, Wyoming, Hugo and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,260 per pupil, $8,462 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $333 per resident a year, or $0.91 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 17%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$247 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Linwood Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($247 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 37 Minnesota towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $227, and the middle half spent $155–$301. Linwood Township spent more than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($109,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Minnesota towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Linwood Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 30% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Linwood Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $247 · 2024: $333.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,188 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.84% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Linwood Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Linwood Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Linwood Township →
Who’s in charge in Linwood Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 1,055 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (5,277).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Linwood Township’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Linwood Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Anoka County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.8%106,974 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.4%97,667 votesOthers: 2.8% (5,840 votes).
Most votes in Anoka County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Linwood Township lies in Anoka County. Every 2024 race in Anoka County is on the county’s page.
Anoka County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Linwood Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Minnesota HouseState representatives
- 3Minnesota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Linwood Township compares with the towns next door
Linwood Township spent $247 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are cities, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar towns, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford Township | $174 | $3,246 |
| East Bethel | $396 | $3,173 |
| Columbus | $702 | $4,843 |
| Stacy | $725 | $3,355 |
| Wyoming | $827 | $4,277 |
| Linwood Township | $247 | $3,188 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Linwood Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Linwood Township’s government
How much does Linwood Township spend per resident?
About $333 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $247 was more than 60% of 37 Minnesota towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Linwood Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,188 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.84% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Linwood Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Linwood Township yet.
How did Linwood Township vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Linwood Township alone. Anoka County, where 100% of Linwood Township lies, voted Trump 50.8%, Harris 46.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Linwood Township?
5 full-time and 52 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $40,107 (about $481,284 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Linwood Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Cal Bahr) and State House District 31B (Peggy Scott). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Linwood Township’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →