Centerville TownshipKS
A town of 477.
Is Centerville Township a good place to live?
Centerville Township’s age of the median resident is 52.9 years, above both the Kansas town median (38.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 152 Kansas towns, just 3 have a higher home-ownership rate than Centerville Township. Centerville Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
477 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Centerville Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Centerville 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 Centerville Township.
A older population than Kansas as a whole
477 people lived in Centerville Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 2.7% fewer than in 2020. People 65 and older are 37% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 10% of residents (24% statewide). In Centerville Township, 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.5 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Centerville Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.2% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.8% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.8% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.9% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.2% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.2% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.8% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.2% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.7% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.2% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Centerville Township’s workers commute out
Half commute less than 15 miles. Centerville Township’s mean commuting time stands at 29 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 14% of Centerville Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Parsons (25%), Chanute (21%) and Pittsburg (5%).
| Centerville Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Centerville Township: four seasons and hot summers
The midsummer high for Centerville Township comes to 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Centerville Township, mostly inland flooding
In Centerville Township, the FEMA hazard score is 67 of 100. Flood insurance has paid out on 4 claims in the town since 2007. Expected losses in Centerville Township break down as 41% from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Centerville Township is
Two figures for adults in Centerville Township: 20% have been diagnosed with depression, 37% have high blood pressure. The town beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 29% of adults feel lonely here.
| Centerville Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Centerville Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Centerville Township, 0.8% of the land is conserved
5.8 miles of trail. Centerville Township’s trail network density comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Centerville Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Centerville Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Centerville Township
About 1 of every 100 Centerville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
100% of working residents leave Centerville Township for work
Where Centerville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Centerville Township
Township in Neosho County, Kansas, U.S.
Centerville Township is a township in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 483.
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Questions about Centerville Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Centerville Township, KS a good place to live?
Centerville Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.