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Bell TownshipKS

A town of 9.

Is Bell Township a good place to live?

Bell Township’s July high is 93°F, where Kansas’ towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. The biggest park or preserve is Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, at 641 acres. Bell Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

9 people, and everyone knows the way

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

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Getting set up

Moving to Bell Township: who provides what

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

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PowerMidwest Energy12.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers15% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bell Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsChase-Raymond Unified School District 401Which 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 hereRice County ClerkRice County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code6757367573 100%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 Bell Township.

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Bell Township

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.

75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
75High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Bell Township has four seasons and hot summers

Bell Township has chilly winters and hot summers. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 20° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.

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

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Bell Township is

Bell Township beats the Kansas average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 28% of adults feel lonely in Bell Township, against 31% in Kansas’ towns and 33% across U.S. towns. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Bell Township.

Bell TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%31%33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%34%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%35%36%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)14%16%16%
32 measures vs. Kansas
4 better22 too close to call6 worse
What stands outBell TownshipKS
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.6%11.3%
Fewer uninsured adults7.7%9.9%
More adults with heart disease8.3%6.4%
Hospital District #1 of Rice County
14.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

Bell Township has set aside 2.8% of its land for conservation

7.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

2.8%conserved
Bell TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.30.4
Conserved land2.8%2.1%4.3%
2.8%
conserved · 641 of 23,149 acres
7.9 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Quivira National Wildlife Refuge—641

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bell Township

14pages on Bell Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Bell Township

About Bell Township

Township in Rice County, Kansas, U.S.

Bell Township is a township in Rice County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10.

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Questions about Bell Township

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Is Bell Township, KS a good place to live?

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