Darlington TownshipKS
A town of 540, settled in 1873.
Is Darlington Township a good place to live?
Darlington Township’s median age is 56.6 years, where Kansas’ towns sit at 38.1 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 2 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Darlington Township. The biggest park or preserve is Harvey County Camp Hawk, at 54 acres. Darlington Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
540 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Darlington Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Darlington 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Darlington Township.
Most of Darlington Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Darlington Township for work: only 1% work in town. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Darlington Township, against 9.1% in Kansas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Darlington Township has added 23 jobs, to 75 in 2023.
| Darlington Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Darlington Township has four seasons and hot summers
Darlington Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Darlington Township’s July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Darlington Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Darlington Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Darlington Township is
Darlington Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of adults feel lonely in Darlington Township.
| Darlington Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Darlington Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Darlington Township is conserved land
1.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Darlington Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harvey County Camp Hawk | — | 54 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Darlington Township. Close and well known come first.
34 mi MuseumKansas Cosmosphere and Space Center150K visitors a year
17 mi Zoo & aquariumSedgwick County Zoo24 mi Zoo & aquariumTanganyika Wildlife Park
18 mi MuseumExploration Place
22 mi MuseumKansas Aviation Museum
18 mi MuseumWichita Art MuseumPhoto credits
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center: Patrick Pelletier (Ppelleti (talk)), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sedgwick County Zoo: Patrick Pelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exploration Place: 04stx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas Aviation Museum: David G. Keith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wichita Art Museum: FUBAR007, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Darlington Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Darlington Township
About 4 of every 100 Darlington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
99% of working residents leave Darlington Township for work
Where Darlington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Darlington Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Darlington Township is a township in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 586.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,430 ft
Questions about Darlington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Darlington Township, KS a good place to live?
Darlington Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.