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by David Gordon.

The map below shows Northfield Township divided into 36 sections, each 1 square mile in total. The sections are labeled 1 thru 36, starting in the top right corner and moving to the left, then down and back.

Based on information from the Northfield Township Treasurer’s office (see below), the residents in the rural areas pay 60% of all taxes in the township, while the residents around the lakes pay 40%.

In the table below, you can find a breakdown by section. Look yours up and see how your one square mile compares with others.

Northfield Township Taxes by section

 

  Taxes - Rural & Lakes  
Section Total Tax Payments  
5 $1,718,839 Lakes
6 $1,177,463 Lakes
8 $1,411,577 Lakes
17 $869,848 Lakes
Lakes Total $5,177,727 40%
     
1 $237,743 Rural
2 $138,242 Rural
3 $107,100 Rural
4 $156,455 Rural
7 $303,830 Rural
9 $185,637 Rural
10 $209,683 Rural
11 $218,880 Rural
12 $335,955 Rural
13 $222,705 Rural
14 $142,645 Rural
15 $135,400 Rural
16 $338,023 Rural
18 $296,572 Rural
19 $244,420 Rural
20 $668,793 Rural
21 $516,311 Rural
22 $101,941 Rural
23 $240,572 Rural
24 $122,583 Rural
25 $258,980 Rural
26 $524,344 Rural
27 $153,005 Rural
28 $95,261 Rural
29 $90,471 Rural
30 $228,571 Rural
31 $135,246 Rural
32 $128,608 Rural
33 $96,369 Rural
34 $371,104 Rural
35 $285,347 Rural
36 $352,361 Rural
Rural Total $7,643,157 60%
Grand Total $12,820,884  

 

(Areas in yellow are the largest farmland tracts in Northfield Township – 70 acres or bigger. As you can see, the largest concentration is along Whitmore Lake Road/US23 in the SW corner of our community.)  All the data was obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).  We will post the raw FOIA paper trail soon.