Center TownshipKS
A town of 79.
Is Center Township a good place to live?
13% of the land in Center Township is conserved, above both Kansas’ towns (2.1%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Center Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
79 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.
The climate in Center Township brings four seasons and hot summers
Center Township’s peak summer temperature stands at 91°F, near the Kansas town median (91°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
12.9% of the land in Center Township is protected from building
2.5 miles of trail. For Center Township, the trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Center Township is
For adults in Center Township, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 21%. The town beats the Kansas average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. Only 9 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Center Township.
| Center Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Center Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 13% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Center Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts just over a third of Center Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to wildfires. Compared with 56% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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.
About Center Township
Township in Riley County, Kansas, U.S.
Center Township is a township in Riley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 81.
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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.