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The Black Wolf Township handbook

Living in Black Wolf Township, KS: what to set up and who to call

Power in Black Wolf Township comes from Western Coop Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Ellsworth Unified School District 327 runs the public schools in Black Wolf Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Black Wolf Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Black Wolf Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Western Coop Electric Assn

Western Coop Electric Assn (Western Coop Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Black Wolf Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Kansas).

Start or move service: westerncoop.com

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Ellsworth Co RWD 1

Ellsworth Co RWD 1 supplies almost all of Black Wolf Township. It draws surface water and serves 3,128 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 61% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. KS2005309.

Internet

Which providers serve Black Wolf Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Black Wolf Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Black Wolf Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Black Wolf Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Black Wolf Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Black Wolf Township kids go to
PK–3Ellsworth Elemin Ellsworth
7–12Ellsworth Highin Ellsworth

Black Wolf Township is in Ellsworth Unified School District 327.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Black Wolf Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Black Wolf Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Black Wolf TownshipZIP’s residents in Black Wolf Township
67439Ellsworth, KS71%2%
67490Wilson, KS29%2%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Black Wolf Township

Who supplies Black Wolf Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Ellsworth Co RWD 1 (EPA ID KS2005309). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Black Wolf Township?

Western Coop Electric Assn (Western Coop Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Black Wolf Township?

67439 (71%), 67490 (29%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Black Wolf Township in?

Ellsworth Unified School District 327.

How do I register to vote in Black Wolf Township?

In 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). Elections here are run by the Ellsworth County Clerk. Check your registration at myvoteinfo.voteks.org.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet (FCC): pending.