Center TownshipKS
A town of 1,778. 2.5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Is Center Township a good place to live?
Center Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and history and an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 52% of working residents work locally in Center Township, above both Kansas’ towns (15%) and U.S. towns (8%). Only 1 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of residents 65 or older than Center Township. Center Township is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 8 of Kansas’ 362 towns do better. Center Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Center Township stand out
Where Center Township beats most towns.
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 TownRatings grades towns →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Center ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 253 | A− |
| Smith Center Jr Sr HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 183 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Four seasons and hot summers in Center Township
Center Township has chilly winters and warm summers. At 91°F, Center Township’s July high is 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
More of Center Township’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
41% of adults have high blood pressure in Center Township. Center Township beats the Kansas average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 14% of adults have diabetes in Center Township.
| Center Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Center Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 11.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.1% | 77.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More than half of Center Township’s working residents commute to Smith Center
The average trip to work in Center Township is 12 minutes. The top destinations are Smith Center (51%), Wichita (3%) and Kensington (3%). The median household income in Center Township is $56,000.
| Center Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 12 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Center Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by tornadoes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Center Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wagner Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Center Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Center Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Center Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Center Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Center Township is a township in Smith County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,827.
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Center Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Center Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | — | — | A | — | B | C+ |
| Lane Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blaine Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Banner Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Center Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Center Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Lane Township, Blaine Township, Washington Township and Banner Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Center Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Center Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Center Township, KS a good place to live?
2.5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Is Center Township, KS expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.