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Kansas›Meade County

Crooked Creek TownshipKS

A town settled in 1873, now home to 62 people.

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Photo: Brylie · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Crooked Creek Township, KS · Photo: Brylie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

Is Crooked Creek Township a good place to live?

Crooked Creek Township’s middle household income is $250,000, where Kansas’ towns sit at $73,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. No town among the 152 in Kansas we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Crooked Creek Township. Crooked Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

62 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Mertilla TownshipMeade Center TownshipMontezuma TownshipEast Hess TownshipMertilla TownshipMeade Center TownshipMontezuma TownshipEast Hess TownshipCrooked Creek Township
Birds eye view Meade, Kans
Birds eye view Meade, Kans, 1912
Crooked Creek Township’s story

153 years in pictures

Census counts: 296 in 1880, a peak of 6,858 in 1930, 4,055 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1912 and 3 maps from 1892 on.

  • 1873Crooked Creek Township is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Crooked Creek Township: who provides what

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

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PowerSouthern Pioneer Electric Company16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Crooked Creek Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsFowler Unified School District 225Meade Unified School District 2262 districts serve Crooked Creek 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 hereMeade County ClerkMeade County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes67844, 6786467844 58% · 67864 42%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 Crooked Creek Township.

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: high risk in Crooked Creek Township, mostly drought

Expected losses in Crooked Creek Township break down as 52% from drought and 16% from wildfires. Compared with 73% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher.

73risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
73High riskLowerHigher
DroughtWildfireHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Crooked Creek Township stands out in Kansas and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is hotter

The seasons in Crooked Creek Township: chilly winters, hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 20° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–48°
Spring41–70°
Summer64–91°
Fall42–71°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Crooked Creek Township is

The share of adults in Crooked Creek Township who sleep under 7 hours: 34%. Among adults here, 38% have high blood pressure and 15% report frequent physical distress.

Crooked Creek TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)31%26%25%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%34%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)15%16%16%
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outCrooked Creek TownshipKS
More adults with COPD8.7%6.7%
More adults with heart disease8.2%6.4%
More adults who have had a stroke4.1%3.2%
Meade District Hospital
8.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Crooked Creek Township is conserved land

7.6 miles of trail. Crooked Creek Township’s trail network density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 34,524 acres
7.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Crooked Creek Township

16pages on Crooked Creek Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Crooked Creek Township; the nearest are

About Crooked Creek Township

County in Kansas, United States

Official town website ↗

Meade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Meade. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,055. The county was created in 1873 and named in honor of George Meade, a Union general during the Civil War.

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

Established
1873
Area
980 sq mi

Questions about Crooked Creek Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Crooked Creek Township, KS a good place to live?

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