Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-03-17
TAX AMOUNTS
ARE COMPARED
Pine and Adjoining Coun-
ties 1881 Tax Figures
Reviewed.
Pines Rate of Taxation is
1867 Mills Compared to
State Average of 63.O3.

In studying the abstract of tax
lists for 1881 of all counties of the
state of Minnesota. compiled by Stat
ford King, state auditor, several in
teresting comparisons are found.
The abstract shows that Pine coun-
tvs total tax burden this year is
$6S1,7SS.1S for all purposes except the
tax On moneys and credits which
amounts to S3,176.4S. Chisago county
taxpayers pay, compared to this, S447,-
$685. in general taxes and $3,707.52
for moneys and credits. Kanabec re-
spectively will pay S277.315.71 and
$749.97. Atkins general taxes amount
to S793,056.7 and the moneys and
credits will earn in tax money 81, 161.-
go while Carlton is levied $SSS, 441.9S
and S17.S7790.
Aitkin is Low on Taxable Value.
The average taxable value of land
per acre in Pine county is given at
1874. while Chisago is valued at
$1S.23. Kanabec has a taxable value
of $S.67, Carlton S1O.6S and Aitkin is
low with S3.S1. The average for the
state is S20.71.
With the average rate of taxation
liz the state, exclusive of special taxes,
given at 63.03 mills, it is interesting
to find that the average rate in Pine
county in this abstract is 1857 mills;
Chisago, 64.29; Kanabec, 74.07 mills;
Carlton county, $40 mills, and Aitkin
is rather high with 1O7 mills. The
average of 63.O3 mills in the state is
lower than the average in 1880 of
1920 mills.
Assessed Valuations.
The total assessed valuations of
real estate and personal property in
the entire state is computed at ST.
SS4,24S,766 For Pine county and the
four adjoining counties, the assessed
valuation is given as follows:
Pine Countrywide of lands other
than town lots including structures.
S7,113,233; town and city lots includ-
ing structures, S1.006,767: personal
property, S727,S47; total assessed val
uation SS,S47,S47.
Chisago Countrywide of lands
other than town lots including struc-
lures. S4,S12,259: town and city lots
including structures, S1,2O5,O5 per-
sCnal property, SS23,421; total as
sessed valuation, $6,S4O,739.
Kanabec Countrywide of lands
other than town lots including struc-
lures, S2,925,639; town and city lots
including structures, 1926, 491; person.
al property, S314,441; total assessed
valuation, S3,565,571.
Aitkin Countrywide of lands other
than town lots including structures.
$5,492,661; town and city lots includ-
ing structures, SS06,237; personal
property, $3.50, 1862; total assessed val
uation, S6,568,16
Carlton county-Value of lands
other than town lots including struc-
lures, S5,520,925; town and city lots
including structures, S2,367,3S0; per-
sonal property, S1.952,712; total as
sessed valuation, $9,S41 OF.
A comparison of moneys and credits
is given in the following totals for
these five counties: Pine county, ST.,
O5S,S03; Chisago, 81 ,235,750; Kanabec,
$249,976; Aitkin, $751; PIG; Carlton, So
959,262.
In connection with the valuation,
the number of acres of land exclusive
OF town lots in these counties is i'm
pOrtant There are S95,695.49 acres
i'm Pine county; 263,959.29 acres in
Chisago; 336,195.93 acres in Kanabec;
1,142,S16.O2 acres in Aitkin; and $780,
1851 acres in Carlton county.
The total property taxes payable
i'm Minnesota for the current year as
given in the auditors report is $127,-
O59,S49.2S as compared with S13O,921,-
1862 in 1880 and $133,2S3, S49.54 in
1929.
In the county tax division of the
report it shows that Pine county has
levied S39,9O3.77 for road and bridges;
Chisago, S5O,OO5.S1; Kanabec, $27,-
9S9.72; Aitkin, S59,97S.1; Carlton,
$6O,O3O1S The total for the state this
year has been cut to $6,277,2 56.24
from S9,455,3O5.34 as levied in 1880.