Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2.4 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Cimarron Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a C for schools. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 6 have a higher share of children under 18 than Cimarron Township. On civic life, just 17 of Kansas’ 362 towns do better. Soule Canal-Gray County Segment 2 is on the National Register of Historic Places. Cimarron Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Cimarron Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Cimarron Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 237 in 1900, 1,981 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1886 and 3 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cimarron 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Cimarron Township.
Its public schools are run by the Cimarron-Ensign school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cimarron ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 312 | B |
| Cimarron HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 251 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Cimarron Township has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Cimarron Township’s July high is 93°F, where Kansas’ towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 32% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 12% of residents (17% statewide). Cimarron Township’s median age is 33.2 years, below both the Kansas town median (38.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Kansas.
| Cimarron Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.2 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Cimarron Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.9% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.8% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.5% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.4% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.4% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1.7% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
About one in 4 of Cimarron Township’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Cimarron Township has added 156 jobs, to 909 in 2023. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Cimarron Township.
| Cimarron Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 24% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cimarron Township tracks Kansas closely on all 32 CDC measures. 31% of Cimarron Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Cimarron Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 77% | 79% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cimarron Crossing Park | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cimarron Township
About 4 of every 100 Cimarron Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Gray County, Kansas
Cimarron is a city in and the county seat of Gray County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,981. It is located along Highway 50.
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3 towns share a border with Cimarron Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cimarron Township | — | — | A− | — | C | B− |
| Ingalls Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairview Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Royal Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cimarron Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Cimarron Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Ingalls Township, Fairview Township and Royal Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cimarron Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2.4 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
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−.