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Center TownshipKS

A town of 1,057. Public schools that outperform most of Kansas.

Population
1,057
2025 Census estimate · +0.1% since 2020
Median home value
$105K
Census ACS
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
41.2
years
Jobs based here
149
A commuter town

Is Center Township a good place to live?

The best of Center Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for history; the weakest is a C for health. Only 6 of Kansas’ 373 towns score higher on history. Center Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA+Cost of livingAHistoryWeakestCHealth

What makes Center Township stand out

Where Center Township beats most towns.

Chapman schools
SchoolGradesStudents
Enterprise ElemPK–586
SchoolsB+
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
A shrinking town

Center Township has shrunk 13% since 2010

1,218 counted in 2010 and 1,059 in 2020; an estimated 1,057 in 2025.

1,2182010
1,0592020
1,0572025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

How Center Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Center Township is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $105K, 1.5 years of the county’s $68K median household incomeA+Open →SchoolsB+Open →HealthMemorial Hospital 6.7 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income$67K median household incomeCOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.9 of 20; 0.3% of households have no car; 2.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trailsD−Open →HistoryAOpen →Civic life1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 41.2; 17% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

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 →
PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Enterprise water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers92% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Center Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsChapman Unified School District 473Which school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereDickinson County ClerkDickinson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2026
ZIP codes67441, 67410, 6743167441 82% · 67410 13% · 67431 5%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.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

Center Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Center Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes. Most working residents leave Center Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs here fell by 33 from 2013 to 2023, to 149. The median commute is under 21 miles.

4%work in town
Center TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town3.5%15%8%
Average trip to work22 minutes20 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$67,000$73,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Center Township4%
Abilene12%
Salina11%
Junction City10%
Herington6%
21 mi
median commute distance
149
jobs based in Center Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns
Full pageCenter Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here149 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work4% work in Center TownshipCommute times22 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 21 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

SchoolsB+

Public schools in Center Township beat 73% of Kansas districts

Public schools: the Chapman school district. Its one school is below. Center Township’s only public school teaches 86 students.

73%of KS districts it outscoresB+School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Enterprise ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–586D
Full pageCenter Township’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsChapmanVs. the neighbors4 bordering townsEvery school1 school · Enterprise ElemQuestions“Are Center Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation

HealthC

Center Township is less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns

16% of Center Township adults binge drink, close to Kansas’ towns (16%) and below U.S. towns (16%). For adults locally, the share who get no exercise outside work is 30%.

29%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Center TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)41%37%35%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)30%26%25%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%15%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%34%35%
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
What stands outCenter TownshipKS
More adults with COPD8.8%6.7%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.4%11.3%
More adults who have had a stroke4%3.2%
Memorial Hospital
6.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
Full pageCenter Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby6.7 miles to an ER · Memorial HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than KS on 0 of 32

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

Climate

Center Township: four seasons and hot summers

The town’s July high stands at 92°F.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–43°
Spring43–67°
Summer66–89°
Fall45–69°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageCenter Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 20°Rain & snow15″ of snow a winter · 33 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+

Moderate risk in Center Township, with inland flooding at the top

Of the losses FEMA expects in Center Township, 35% come from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 57% of U.S. communities.

57risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
57Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
Full pageCenter Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters14 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD−

0% of Center Township is conserved land

2.7 miles of trail. Center Township’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile, near the Kansas town median (0.3) and below the median of U.S. towns (0.4).

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,007 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Full pageCenter Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map2.7 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Center Township?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Center Township

17pages on Center Township
The big questions
SchoolsB+Beat 73% of KS districts · 1 schoolHealthCBetter than KS on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA+Work & commuteC$67K median household income · 149 jobs hereNatural hazardsC+FEMA risk higher than 57% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsD−3 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions7 nearby · Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home 7 miLibraryB−Enterprise Public LibraryColleges
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate92° summer highs · 15″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Center Township; the nearest are

Kansas Wesleyan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Salina29.1 mi$34,630 tuitionSalina Area Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Salina31 mi$7,128 in-state tuitionKansas State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Manhattan32.9 mi$11,221 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Center Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Small town

1,057 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Enterprise · 2 miChapman · 5 miLogan Township · 6 miHayes Township · 6 miRinehart Township · 6 miGrant Township · 6 mi
Grant TownshipLogan TownshipHayes TownshipRinehart TownshipGrant TownshipLogan TownshipHayes TownshipRinehart TownshipCenter Township

About Center Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Center Township is a township in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,059.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,115 ft

Questions about Center Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Center Township, KS a good place to live?

Public schools that outperform most of Kansas.