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Crystal TownshipKS

A town of 44.

Population
44
2025 Census estimate · −4.3% since 2020
Median age
31.5
years

Is Crystal Township a good place to live?

Among 152 Kansas towns, just 2 have a lower January low than Crystal Township. Crystal Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

44 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Swan Township · 6 miSumner Township · 6 miPlum Township · 6 miGreenwood Township · 6 miAgra · 7 miGerman Township · 8 mi
Sumner TownshipSwan TownshipGreenwood TownshipPlum TownshipSumner TownshipSwan TownshipGreenwood TownshipPlum TownshipCrystal Township
Getting set up

Moving to Crystal Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerMidwest Energy12.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSmith Co RWD 1No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Crystal Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsThunder Ridge Unified School District 110Which 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 herePhillips County ClerkPhillips County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP codes67621, 66951, 6766167621 45% · 66951 33% · 67661 21%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 Crystal Township.

Climate

Crystal Township: four seasons and hot summers

In Crystal Township, the midsummer high is 91°F, against 91°F in Kansas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–42°
Spring38–65°
Summer63–89°
Fall40–68°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageCrystal Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 16°Rain & snow17″ of snow a winter · 25 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Crystal Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by hail

FEMA puts 48% of Crystal Township’s expected hazard losses down to hail, and 17% to drought. On expected storm and flood damage, Crystal Township sits above nearly two thirds of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
HailDroughtInland flooding
Full pageCrystal Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters16 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready7.5 events a year, on average · Ready for hail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Crystal Township than in most of Kansas or the rest of the country

Among adults in Crystal Township, 20% have been diagnosed with depression. The share of adults in Crystal Township who have diabetes is 14%, where Kansas’ towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 12%. Only one of the 151 Kansas towns we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Crystal Township. CDC measures, 32 in all: Crystal Township beats Kansas on 2 and trails on 9.

Crystal TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%34%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)14%16%16%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%31%33%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
32 measures vs. Kansas
2 better21 too close to call9 worse
What stands outCrystal TownshipKS
More adults treating high blood pressure83.1%77.6%
More adults getting cholesterol checked86.8%84.1%
More adults with COPD9.6%6.7%
Phillips County Hospital
13 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
Full pageCrystal Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby13 miles to an ER · Phillips County HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than KS on 2 of 32

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Crystal Township

12pages on Crystal Township
The big questions
HealthBetter than KS on 2 of 32 CDC measuresNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 65% of U.S. communities · hail
Out and about
PlacesLibraryAgra/F Lee Doctor LibraryColleges
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate91° summer highs · 17″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Crystal Township; the nearest are

University of Nebraska at KearneyUniversity or college · Public · Kearney, NE57.6 mi$8,676 in-state tuitionFort Hays Tech North CentralCommunity college · Public · Beloit59.8 mi$7,350 in-state tuition

About 0 of every 100 Crystal Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Crystal Township

Township in Phillips County, Kansas, U.S.

Crystal Township is a township in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 42.

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

Questions about Crystal Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Crystal Township, KS a good place to live?

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