Center TownshipKS
A town of 586.
Is Center Township a good place to live?
No town among the 152 in Kansas we compare has a lower middle household income than Center Township. Center Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
586 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.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 117 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Top of a high hazard risk in Center Township: inland flooding
Compared with 69% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Center Township is higher. 38% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 20%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in Center Township
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 93° on a July afternoon, with about 9 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Center Township’s working residents commute to Hutchinson
Among residents in Center Township, 20% live below the poverty line, against 9.1% in Kansas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 2% of working residents stay in Center Township for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Center Township dropped by 45, to 193. Also worth knowing: its average trip to work stands at 17 minutes.
| Center Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Center Township is
Among adults in Center Township, 20% say their health is fair or poor, where Kansas’ towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 19%. For adults in the town, the share who have obesity is 43%. In Center Township, 17% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 30% get no exercise outside work.
| Center Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Center Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 6.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 6.4% |
| More smokers | 17.2% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Center Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Center Township
About 1 of every 100 Center Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Center Township
Township in Reno County, Kansas, U.S.
Center Township is a township in Reno County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 587.
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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.