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Kansas›Allen County

Cottage Grove TownshipKS

A town of 225.

Is Cottage Grove Township a good place to live?

1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cottage Grove Township, against 29% in Kansas’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 1 have a higher share of households owning their home than Cottage Grove Township. Cottage Grove Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

225 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Logan TownshipBig Creek TownshipSalem TownshipTioga TownshipHumboldt TownshipElsmore TownshipLogan TownshipBig Creek TownshipSalem TownshipTioga TownshipHumboldt TownshipElsmore TownshipCottage Grove Township
Getting set up

Moving to Cottage Grove Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAllen Co RWD 8No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Cottage Grove Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHumboldt Unified School District 258Which 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 hereAllen County ClerkAllen County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP codes66748, 66772, 6672066748 67% · 66772 31% · 66720 3%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 Cottage Grove Township.

Work & commute

Most of Cottage Grove Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Cottage Grove Township for work: only 0% work in town. Cottage Grove Township’s average trip to work is 14 minutes, below both Kansas’ towns (20 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Cottage Grove Township fell to 32 in 2023, 43 fewer than in 2013.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cottage Grove Township0%
Iola15%
Chanute15%
Humboldt12%
Arkansas City4%
15 mi
median commute distance
32
jobs based in Cottage Grove Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Cottage Grove Township

Cottage Grove Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Cottage Grove Township’s July high is 90°F.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–45°
Spring45–67°
Summer67–88°
Fall47–69°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+0.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Cottage Grove Township is

Cottage Grove Township beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Cottage Grove Township.

Cottage Grove TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%15%14%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%31%33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%34%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%11%12%
32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better23 too close to call8 worse
What stands outCottage Grove TownshipKS
More adults treating high blood pressure81.2%77.6%
More adults with COPD9%6.7%
Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center
8.5 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

Cottage Grove Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.

54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

0% of Cottage Grove Township is conserved land

1.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,724 acres
1.5 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cottage Grove Township

16pages on Cottage Grove Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Cottage Grove Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Cottage Grove Township for work

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

15% → Iola Iola 15% 15% → Chanute Chanute 15% 12% → Humboldt Humboldt 12% 4% → Arkansas City Arkansas City 4% 3% → Overland Park Overland Park 3% 3% → Topeka Topeka 3% Cottage Grove Township · 0% stay
32jobs based in Cottage Grove Township
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Cottage Grove Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Cottage Grove Township is one of twelve townships in Allen County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 246.

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

Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
1,043 ft

Questions about Cottage Grove Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Cottage Grove Township, KS a good place to live?

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