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1997 State & Local Governments
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Local Government Finance & Employment FastFacts Maine USA
Population as of July 1, 1996 1,243,316 265,408,707
Total Revenue 2,839,790 847,769,879
General Revenue 2,743,312 747,030,290
Intergovernmental Revenue from Federal Government 80,130 28,767,625
Intergovernmental Revenue from State Government 745,902 258,235,194
Total Taxes 1,535,220 284,397,653
Property Taxes 1,479,396 208,524,416
General Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes 8,488 45,307,452
General Current Charges 276,344 118,380,881
Interest Revenue 52,735 30,932,396
Other General Revenue 52,981 26,316,541
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Revenue 96,478 100,739,589
Total Expenditure 2,671,640 836,577,403
Correction Expenditure 27,651 12,972,690
Education Expenditure 1,419,903 307,927,919
Fire Protection Expenditure 73,231 19,437,491
Health Expenditure 11,861 19,909,736
Hospital Expenditure 48,306 39,750,901
Highways Expenditure 158,339 33,352,360
Parks and Recreation Expenditure 31,613 17,325,993
Police Protection Expenditure 99,136 40,951,617
Public Welfare Expenditure 35,276 37,930,043
Sewerage Expenditure 103,967 24,693,839
Solid Waste Management Expenditure 69,516 14,219,842
Interest on General Debt 76,657 36,110,538
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Expenditures 84,515 104,232,107
Total Debt Outstanding 1,600,449 764,844,001
Total Cash and Securities 921,962 747,290,960
Total Full-Time Equivalent Employment 46,260 10,227,429
Health and Hospitals Full-Time Equivalent Employment 921 730,545
Education Full-Time Equivalent Employment 31,949 5,766,386
Police Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 2,407 706,178
Fire Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 1,360 277,152
Total March, 1997 Payroll 105,900 27,998,609
Total March, 1997 Payroll-Education 73,255 15,400,779

NOTE: All amounts are in thousands of dollars

Expenditure amounts include intergovernmental transfers

For full definitions go to our Governments Finance and Employment Classification Manual

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: April 16, 2004
Last revised: September 8, 2008