Alta TownshipKS
A town of 227, settled in 1877.
Is Alta Township a good place to live?
Alta Township’s average trip to work is 40 minutes, where Kansas’ towns sit at 20 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 8 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a higher median household income than Alta Township. Alta Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
227 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Alta Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Alta Township, and how to reach them.
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 Alta Township.
Most of Alta Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Alta Township for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Hesston (30%), Newton (17%) and Wichita (14%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in Alta Township
Alta Township has chilly winters and hot summers. At 93°F, Alta Township’s July high is above both Kansas’ towns (91°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Alta Township is
Alta Township beats the Kansas average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 29% of adults feel lonely in Alta Township.
| Alta Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Alta Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 8.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Alta Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Alta Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Alta Township
About 0 of every 100 Alta Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
100% of working residents leave Alta Township for work
Where Alta Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Alta Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Alta Township is a township in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 221.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,437 ft
Questions about Alta Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Alta Township, KS a good place to live?
Alta Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.