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Kansas›Pottawatomie County

Belvue TownshipKS

Settled in 1871, this town now has 407 residents.

Is Belvue Township a good place to live?

31% of residents are under 18 in Belvue Township, above both Kansas’ towns (24%) and U.S. towns (22%). The biggest place to walk is Jeffery Energy Center Wildlife Area, 5,778 acres with 1 miles of trail. Belvue Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Belvue Township stand out

Where Belvue Township beats most towns.

Small town

407 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Kaw TownshipLouisville TownshipSt. Marys TownshipWamego TownshipEmmett TownshipKaw TownshipLouisville TownshipSt. Marys TownshipWamego TownshipEmmett TownshipBelvue Township
Getting set up

Moving to Belvue Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPottawatomie Co RWD 4No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Belvue Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsWamego Unified School District 320Kaw Valley Unified School District 3212 districts serve Belvue 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 herePottawatomie County ClerkPottawatomie County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP codes66407, 66547, 6653666407 82% · 66547 12% · 66536 6%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 Belvue Township.

Work & commute

With 4.0 jobs for every working resident, Belvue Township draws in 556 commuters

Employers in Belvue Township added 240 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 572. Just just over a tenth of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The mean commuting time in the town is 18 minutes. The top destinations are St. Marys (27%), Topeka (14%) and Belvue (10%).

11%work in town
Belvue TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work18 minutes20 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line5.7%9.1%9.6%
Working residents who work in town11%15%8%

Where working residents work

In Belvue Township11%
St. Marys27%
Topeka14%
Belvue10%
Manhattan8%
11 mi
median commute distance
572
jobs based in Belvue Township
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Outdoors

Nearly a quarter of Belvue Township is conserved land

4.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. For Belvue Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 5,831 acres.

25%conserved
25%
conserved · 6,009 of 24,008 acres
4.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Oregon Trail Nature Park1.1 mi53
2. Jeffery Energy Center Wildlife Area1 mi5,778

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

Climate

Belvue Township: four seasons and hot summers

The peak summer temperature for Belvue Township comes to 90°F.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–42°
Spring42–66°
Summer65–88°
Fall44–68°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Belvue Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

36% of Belvue Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 18%. On expected storm and flood damage, Belvue Township sits below 62% of U.S. communities.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Belvue Township is

Among adults in Belvue Township, 75% had a checkup this year. Two figures for adults in the town: 16% smoke cigarettes, 17% binge drink.

Belvue TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%77%79%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%15%14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)17%16%16%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)11%11%12%
32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
What stands outBelvue TownshipKS
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.3%11.3%
Wamego Health Center
7.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Belvue Township

17pages on Belvue Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Belvue Township; the nearest are

A job hub

Every workday, about 556 people come to Belvue Township for work

Where Belvue Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

27% → St. Marys St. Marys 27% 14% → Topeka Topeka 14% 10% → Belvue Belvue 10% 8% → Manhattan Manhattan 8% 7% → St. Marys Township St. Marys Township 7% 3% → Wamego Wamego 3% Belvue Township · 11% stay
572jobs based in Belvue Township
11%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Belvue Township

City in Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Official town website ↗

Belvue is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 177.

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

Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
961 ft
ZIP code
66407
Area code
785

Questions about Belvue Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Belvue Township, KS a good place to live?

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