Canville TownshipKS
A town of 533, settled in 1866.
Is Canville Township a good place to live?
Canville Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
533 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Canville Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Canville 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 Canville Township.
Canville Township stands out in Kansas and nationally, with fewer of its residents who live below the poverty line
Among 152 Kansas towns, just 6 have a lower mean commuting time than Canville Township. Canville Township: 0.9% of working residents work locally, below both the Kansas town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). The top destinations are Chanute (44%), Parsons (9%) and Iola (4%). Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles.
| Canville Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 10 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 0.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Kansas overall
Children under 18 are just over a third of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (36% statewide). Canville Township: just over two in five adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, above both Kansas’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). In Canville Township, the midpoint age is 34.4 years. Since 2020, Canville Township has lost 2.2% of its people, to 533 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Canville Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 34.4 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 17% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Canville Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 22.5% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 4.5% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.5% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.1% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.3% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Canville Township has four seasons and hot summers
Summer afternoons peak near 90° in July, and January nights bottom out around 23°; snowfall runs to about 10 inches a winter. Canville Township has chilly winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Canville Township: inland flooding
Expected losses in Canville Township break down as 41% from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, Canville Township sits above two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Canville Township is
Canville Township: 15% of adults report frequent physical distress. In Canville Township, 30% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 14% have diabetes.
| Canville Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Canville Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.6% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.2% | 3.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Canville Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Canville Township
About 1 of every 100 Canville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
99% of working residents leave Canville Township for work
Where Canville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Canville Township
Township in Neosho County, Kansas, U.S.
Canville Township is a township in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. A. B. Canville was a pioneer who settled in 1847 on Canville Creek.
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Questions about Canville Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Canville Township, KS a good place to live?
Canville Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.