Town Hall · Fork

Fork, MN town hall & government

Fork spent $36,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,600 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fork's government.

Town budget

Where Fork's money goes

Spent
$36,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,600
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$22,00061%
Administration & buildings
$5,00014%
Sewer & trash
$2,0006%
Fire
$1,0003%
Health & welfare
$1,0003%
Other
$5,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 65%
  • Property taxes 32%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fork

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Stephen-Argyle Central Schools

Fork's K–12 school district, shared with Argyle, Donnelly, Eagle Point, Parker, Sinnott and Stephen. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,953
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
276
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 25%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $18,953 per pupil, $11,120 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Fork: Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District ($16,576 per pupil).

Local

Contact Fork's government

Town hall & decisions in Fork →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fork

Fork is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Fork's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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