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Atlanta TownshipKS

Home to 136 people, this town lies in Kansas.

Population
136
2025 Census estimate · −2.9% since 2020
Median home value
$221K
Census ACS
Median age
69.6
years

Is Atlanta Township a good place to live?

Atlanta Township’s midpoint age is 69.6 years, against 38.1 years in Kansas’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Among 152 Kansas towns, just one has a higher home-ownership rate than Atlanta Township. Atlanta Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

136 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Lyons · 3 miSterling Township · 5 miWilson Township · 6 miSterling · 6 miHarrison Township · 6 miCenter Township · 7 mi
LyonsWilson TownshipCenter TownshipSterling TownshipHarrison TownshipLyonsWilson TownshipCenter TownshipSterling TownshipHarrison TownshipAtlanta Township
Getting set up

Moving to Atlanta Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerMidwest Energy12.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRice Co RWD 1No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers45% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Atlanta Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsLyons Unified School District 405Sterling Unified School District 3762 districts serve Atlanta Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereRice County ClerkRice County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes67554, 6757967554 78% · 67579 22%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 Atlanta Township.

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Atlanta Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level

Among 152 Kansas towns, just 9 have a higher FEMA risk score than Atlanta Township. Expected losses in Atlanta Township break down as 31% from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes.

75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
75High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
Full pageAtlanta Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters22 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1.2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Atlanta Township brings four seasons and hot summers

A winter brings about 9 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 93°.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–45°
Spring42–67°
Summer66–90°
Fall44–69°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageAtlanta Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 93°, January lows 20°Rain & snow9″ of snow a winter · 30 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Atlanta Township is

For adults in Atlanta Township, the share who get no exercise outside work is 29%. The town tracks Kansas closely on all 32 CDC measures.

Atlanta TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%35%36%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%37%35%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%26%25%
Depression (CDC PLACES)20%22%23%
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Hospital District #1 of Rice County
3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
Full pageAtlanta Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby3 miles to an ER · Hospital District #1 of Rice CountyHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than KS on 0 of 32

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

Outdoors

0% of Atlanta Township is conserved land

2.3 miles of trail. The concentration of trails in Atlanta Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,023 acres
2.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Full pageAtlanta Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map2.3 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Atlanta Township?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Atlanta Township

15pages on Atlanta Township
The big questions
HealthBetter than KS on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 75% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
Outdoors2 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions7 nearby · Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center 22 miLibraryLyons Public LibraryCollegesSterling College is 5.7 mi away
The story
Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 136 residentsClimate93° summer highs · 9″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Atlanta Township

Sterling CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Sterling5.7 mi$33,700 tuition

About 0 of every 100 Atlanta Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Atlanta Township

Township in Rice County, Kansas, U.S.

Atlanta Township is a township in Rice County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 125.

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

Questions about Atlanta Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Atlanta Township, KS a good place to live?

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