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A town of 1,142.
Buckeye Township’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 26 of Kansas’ 372 towns score lower on walkability. The median household income is $69K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 9 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Buckeye Township. Only 24 of Kansas’ 362 towns score lower on civic life. Buckeye Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Buckeye Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2022 and 3 maps from 1896 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Buckeye Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Buckeye Township.
For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away. Jobs in Buckeye Township fell by 97 from 2013 to 2023, to 187. Most people who work leave Buckeye Township to do it: just 2% work in town. The town’s average trip to work stands at 18 minutes.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Buckeye Township’s midsummer high is 92°F, against 91°F in Kansas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just over one in ten adults report frequent physical distress in Buckeye Township, where Kansas’ towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. For adults locally, the share who binge drink is 18%.
| Buckeye Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Buckeye Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 81.8% | 84.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (24% statewide). Just over a third of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 36% across Kansas. Buckeye Township: 17% of residents are 65 or older.
| Buckeye Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.4 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Buckeye Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.1% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.9% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.5% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.5% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 53% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims in Buckeye Township since 2019: 3. FEMA puts 38% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to hail.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
66 miles of trail. The trail network density for Buckeye Township comes to 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Buckeye Township
About 5 of every 100 Buckeye Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Where Buckeye Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Kansas, United States
Buckeye Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 391.
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