Burr Oak TownshipKS
180 residents make their home in this town in Kansas.
Is Burr Oak Township a good place to live?
Burr Oak Township’s mean commuting time is 46 minutes, where Kansas’ towns sit at 20 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town among the 152 in Kansas we compare has a lower peak summer temperature than Burr Oak Township. John Silvers Barn is on the National Register of Historic Places. Burr Oak Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
180 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Burr Oak Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burr Oak Township, and how to reach them.
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 Burr Oak Township.
A smaller share of residents in Burr Oak Township live below the poverty line than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
Half commute less than 9 miles. The top destinations are St. Joseph (31%), Wathena (28%) and Troy (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Burr Oak Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
The January low for Burr Oak Township comes to 18°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Burr Oak Township is
16% of Burr Oak Township adults smoke cigarettes. This Kansas town beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. Two figures for adults in the town: 30% feel lonely, 28% get no exercise outside work.
| Burr Oak Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Burr Oak Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 9.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.3% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Burr Oak Township: inland flooding
Compared with 55% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Burr Oak Township is lower. 37% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 29%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Burr Oak Township once, in 2010.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conservation land takes up 2.3% of Burr Oak Township
11 miles of trail. Burr Oak Township’s trail network density comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Burr Oak Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Glore Psychiatric Museum and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burr Oak Township. Close and well known come first.
33 mi LandmarkU.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery
9 mi MuseumPony Express Museum
9 mi TheatreMissouri Theatre
35 mi GardenMissouri State Arboretum
37 mi GardenItha T. Krumme Memorial ArboretumPhoto credits
U.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery: Gorsedwa at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pony Express Museum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Missouri Theatre: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Missouri State Arboretum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Itha T. Krumme Memorial Arboretum: Kenraiz, Krzysztof Ziarnek, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Burr Oak Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Burr Oak Township
About 4 of every 100 Burr Oak Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
100% of working residents leave Burr Oak Township for work
Where Burr Oak Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Burr Oak Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Burr Oak Township is a township in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 188.
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- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 965 ft
Questions about Burr Oak Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Burr Oak Township, KS a good place to live?
Burr Oak Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.