Center TownshipKS
A town of 509.
Is Center Township a good place to live?
Center Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
509 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.
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Center Township than in most of Kansas or the rest of the country
Half of commuters travel less than 22 miles. Employers in Center Township shed 100 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 84. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 17%. Its average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Center Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Center Township: inland flooding
Center Township’s FEMA hazard score is 72 of 100, against 49 of 100 in Kansas’ towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. FEMA puts 36% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Center Township has four seasons and hot summers
For Center Township, the peak summer temperature is 91°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
Center Township does better than the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13. Among adults in the town, 14% have diabetes. Only 2 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Center Township. In Center Township, 31% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Center Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Center Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.3% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Center Township is conserved land
16 miles of trail. Center Township’s density of trails stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
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 1 of every 100 Center Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
99% 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 Wilson County, Kansas, U.S.
Center Township is a township in Wilson County, Kansas, United States.
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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.