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Alamota Township
Kansas›Lane County

Alamota TownshipKS

A town of 67, settled in 1877.

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Alexander & Anna Schwartz Farm · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
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Alamota Township, KS · Alexander & Anna Schwartz Farm · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0

Is Alamota Township a good place to live?

100% of households own their home in Alamota Township, against 72% in Kansas’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Alexander & Anna Schwartz Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Alamota Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

67 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Dighton TownshipWhite Rock TownshipGarfield TownshipEden TownshipJohnson TownshipDighton TownshipWhite Rock TownshipGarfield TownshipEden TownshipJohnson TownshipAlamota Township
Alexander & Anna Schwartz Farm
Alexander & Anna Schwartz Farm · National Register of Historic Places
Alamota Township’s story

149 years in pictures

The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1890 and 2 maps from 1974 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1877Alamota Township is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Alamota Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Alamota Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerLane-Scott Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Alamota Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsDighton Unified School District 482Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereLane County ClerkLane County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes67839, 6751867839 90% · 67518 10%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Alamota Township.

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Alamota Township

Alamota Township has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Alamota Township’s July high is 93°F, where Kansas’ towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.

22″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–46°
Spring39–67°
Summer62–90°
Fall41–69°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of Kansas and the rest of the country, more of Alamota Township’s adults have high blood pressure

41% of adults have high blood pressure in Alamota Township. Alamota Township beats the Kansas average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 14% of adults have diabetes in Alamota Township.

Alamota TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%34%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%31%33%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)14%16%16%
32 measures vs. Kansas
3 better22 too close to call7 worse
What stands outAlamota TownshipKS
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.1%11.2%
More adults treating high blood pressure82.7%77.6%
More adults who have had cancer11.2%8.1%
Lane County Hospital
9.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Alamota Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by drought

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.

40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
40Moderate riskLowerHigher
DroughtHailInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

0% of Alamota Township is conserved land

26 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 101,764 acres
26 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Alamota Township

15pages on Alamota Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Alamota Township; the nearest are

About Alamota Township

Unincorporated community in Lane County, Kansas

Alamota is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Kansas, United States.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Questions about Alamota Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Alamota Township, KS a good place to live?

Alamota Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.