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Kansas›Chautauqua County

Center TownshipKS

Home to 65 people, this town lies in Kansas.

Is Center Township a good place to live?

Center Township’s age of the median resident is 62.4 years, above both Kansas’ towns (38.1 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Center Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

65 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Lafayette TownshipElk Falls TownshipWildcat TownshipLafayette TownshipElk Falls TownshipWildcat TownshipCenter Township
Getting set up

Moving to Center Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerEvergy14.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterElk Co RWD 11 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Center Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsChautauqua County Community Unified School District 286West Elk Unified School District 2822 districts serve Center 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 hereChautauqua County ClerkChautauqua County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes67353, 67346, 6736167353 75% · 67346 21% · 67361 4%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 Center Township.

Natural hazards

In Center Township, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town

Of the losses FEMA expects in Center Township, 29% come from wildfires and 28% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.

83risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
83Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireInland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Center Township

The range runs from 23° on a January night to 91° on a July afternoon, with about 9 inches of snow a winter.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–47°
Spring46–69°
Summer67–89°
Fall47–71°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+0.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of Kansas and the rest of the country, more of Center Township’s adults have high blood pressure

For adults in Center Township, the share who have diabetes is 17%. Only 2 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Center Township. The town beats the Kansas average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

Center TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)46%34%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)17%11%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)35%26%25%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%13%14%
32 measures vs. Kansas
4 better14 too close to call14 worse
What stands outCenter TownshipKS
Fewer binge drinkers12.7%16.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure84%77.6%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth20.8%11.3%
Sedan City Hospital
10.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Center Township is conserved land

3.1 miles of trail. Center Township’s concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 35,658 acres
3.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Center Township

14pages on Center Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Center Township; the nearest are

About Center Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Center Township is a township in Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 81.

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

Area
56 sq mi
Elevation
1,066 ft

Questions about Center Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Center Township, KS a good place to live?

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