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Cheyenne TownshipKS

A town of 184.

Is Cheyenne Township a good place to live?

79% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cheyenne Township, against 29% in Kansas’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. 39% of the land in Cheyenne Township is conserved, above both Kansas’ towns (2.1%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Cheyenne Bottoms, at 17,907 acres. Cheyenne Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

184 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Great Bend TownshipSouth Homestead TownshipIndependent TownshipBeaver TownshipLogan TownshipNorth Homestead TownshipLakin TownshipGreat Bend TownshipSouth Homestead TownshipIndependent TownshipBeaver TownshipLogan TownshipNorth Homestead TownshipLakin TownshipCheyenne Township
Getting set up

Moving to Cheyenne Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Cheyenne Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerMidwest Energy12.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRussell Co RWD 3No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Cheyenne Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHoisington Unified School District 431Central Plains Unified School District 1122 districts serve Cheyenne Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBarton County ClerkBarton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2021
ZIP codes67525, 67544, 6752667525 76% · 67544 23% · 67526 1%Census 2020

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 Cheyenne Township.

Outdoors

Protected land: nearly a third of Cheyenne Township

Across 3 parks and preserves: 3.1 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in Cheyenne Township: 3, covering 35,815 acres.

39.3%conserved
39.3%
conserved · 18,071 of 45,997 acres
3.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area0.9 mi15,855
2. Cheyenne Bottoms—17,907
3. Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve—2,053

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Work & commute

Most of Cheyenne Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them

Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles. The top destinations are Great Bend (25%), Ellinwood (20%) and Great Bend Township (7%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cheyenne Township0%
Great Bend25%
Ellinwood20%
Great Bend Township7%
Hoisington4%
16 mi
median commute distance
17
jobs based in Cheyenne Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Cheyenne Township brings four seasons and hot summers

Expect July afternoons of 92° and January nights of 19°, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–44°
Spring41–67°
Summer65–90°
Fall43–69°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Cheyenne Township is

33% of Cheyenne Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Two figures for adults locally: 13% have diabetes, 16% smoke cigarettes.

Cheyenne TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%34%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%11%12%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%15%14%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)33%35%36%
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outCheyenne TownshipKS
More adults with COPD8.7%6.7%
More adults with heart disease7.9%6.4%
More adults who have had a stroke3.9%3.2%
Clara Barton Hospital
7.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Top of a moderate hazard risk in Cheyenne Township: inland flooding

Expected losses in Cheyenne Township break down as 31% from inland flooding and 23% from tornadoes. The town has had 14 paid flood insurance claims since 1980. Its FEMA hazard score comes in at 51 of 100.

51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
51Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
14
paid flood claims since 1980

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cheyenne Township

16pages on Cheyenne Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Cheyenne Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Cheyenne Township for work

Where Cheyenne Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

25% → Great Bend Great Bend 25% 20% → Ellinwood Ellinwood 20% 7% → Great Bend Township Great Bend Township 7% 4% → Hoisington Hoisington 4% 2% → Lorraine Lorraine 2% 2% → Ellis Ellis 2% Cheyenne Township · 0% stay
17jobs based in Cheyenne Township
0%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Cheyenne Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Cheyenne Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 207.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
72 sq mi
Elevation
1,801 ft

Questions about Cheyenne Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Cheyenne Township, KS a good place to live?

Cheyenne Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.