Center TownshipKS
It is a town of 125 residents in Kansas.
Is Center Township a good place to live?
73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Center Township, above both Kansas’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 152 Kansas towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Center Township. Center Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
125 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Center Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Center 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 Center Township.
Most of Center Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Manhattan (27%), St. Marys (16%) and Topeka (11%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Center Township dropped by 33, to 7. For half of commuters, work is under 21 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Center Township, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts just over two fifths of Center Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to wildfires. Compared with 72% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Center Township, expect four seasons and hot summers
Center Township’s midsummer high comes in at 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Center Township is
In Center Township, one in ten adults worry about having enough food. Against the Kansas average, Center Township comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. 30% of adults in Center Township feel lonely; 16% report frequent mental distress.
| Center Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Center Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 13% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Center Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Center Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Center Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
100% of working residents leave Center Township for work
Where Center Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Center Township
Township in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, U.S.
Center Township is a township in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 138.
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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.