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Kansas›Lane County

Cheyenne TownshipKS

A town of 268.

Is Cheyenne Township a good place to live?

Among 152 Kansas towns, just 2 have a higher midpoint age than Cheyenne Township. Cheyenne Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

268 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Wilson TownshipLewis TownshipDighton TownshipWilson TownshipLewis TownshipDighton 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
WaterLane Co RWD 1No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Cheyenne Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHealy Public Schools Unified School District 468Which school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereLane County ClerkLane County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code6785067850 100%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.

Schools

The schools Cheyenne Township’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the Healy Public Schools.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Healy ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8Grades K–82–
Healy HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12Grades 9–12––

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

The climate in Cheyenne Township brings four seasons and hot summers

Cheyenne Township’s typical July afternoon high stands at 93°F, above both the Kansas town median (91°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

22″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–46°
Spring38–67°
Summer62–90°
Fall41–69°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

About one in three of Cheyenne Township’s working residents commute to Dighton

Most working residents leave Cheyenne Township for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Cheyenne Township has lost 22 jobs, to 78 in 2023. For Cheyenne Township, the typical journey to work is 15 minutes. Among residents here, 2.6% live below the poverty line, where Kansas’ towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.

9%work in town
Cheyenne TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work15 minutes20 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line2.6%9.1%9.6%
Median household income$59,000$73,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town9.1%15%8%

Where working residents work

In Cheyenne Township9%
Dighton35%
Healy8%
Scott City6%
Wilson Township5%
15 mi
median commute distance
78
jobs based in Cheyenne Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Cheyenne Township is

Just over a third of Cheyenne Township adults sleep under 7 hours. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Cheyenne Township is ahead of Kansas on 1 and behind on 4. In Cheyenne Township, 20% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 38% have high blood pressure.

Cheyenne TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%31%33%
Depression (CDC PLACES)20%22%23%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%34%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)16%17%17%
32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better27 too close to call4 worse
What stands outCheyenne TownshipKS
More adults treating high blood pressure80.4%77.6%
More adults with heart disease7.9%6.4%
Lane County Hospital
12.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Cheyenne Township, mostly drought

30% of Cheyenne Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by hail at 22%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 60% of U.S. communities.

40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
40Moderate riskLowerHigher
DroughtHailInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

0% of Cheyenne Township is conserved land

4.5 miles of trail. Cheyenne Township’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 60,165 acres
4.5 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cheyenne Township

16pages on Cheyenne Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Cheyenne Township; the nearest are

About Cheyenne Township

Township in Lane County, Kansas, U.S.

Cheyenne Township is a township in Lane County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 269.

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

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.