FEMA puts 31% of Dexter Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to wildfires. The national flood insurance program has paid 4 claims in the town since 1995. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Dexter Township after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2019.

83risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingWildfireTornadoes

paid flood claims since 1995

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims4 paid flood claims · Since 1995 Past disasters6 federal disasters · Paid out in Dexter Township Get ready1.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Dexter Township’s kids attend

Its two schools are below. The Dexter school district runs its public schools. Public school enrollment in Dexter Township: 291 students across 2 schools.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Dexter ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	134	A⁻
Dexter HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12	Grades 6–12	157	B⁺

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The districtsDexter Vs. the neighbors7 bordering towns Every school2 schools · Dexter High Questions“Are Dexter Township’s schools good?”

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Work & commute

Dexter Township has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work

The average trip to work for Dexter Township comes to 25 minutes. In Dexter Township, 3% of residents live below the poverty line, below both the Kansas town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). 5.9% of working residents work locally here. The top destinations are Winfield (32%), Wichita (12%) and Arkansas City (7%).

6%work in town

	Dexter Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	3%	9.1%	9.6%
Median household income	$53,000	$73,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	5.9%	15%	8%
Average trip to work	25 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Dexter Township6%

Winfield32%

Wichita12%

Arkansas City7%

Dexter6%

20 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Dexter Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here59 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work6% work in Dexter Township Commute times25 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 20 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect four seasons and hot summers in Dexter Township

The midsummer high for Dexter Township comes to 91°F, where Kansas’ towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.

8″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–47°

Spring45–68°

Summer67–89°

Fall47–70°

Oct 22

typical first frost

Apr 16

typical last frost

+0.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 23°Rain & snow8″ of snow a winter · 39 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

More of Dexter Township’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town

The share of adults in Dexter Township who have obesity: 43%. Only 2 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Dexter Township. Against the Kansas average, Dexter Township comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 14.

	Dexter Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	44%	34%	35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	16%	11%	12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	17%	13%	14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	13%	16%	16%

32 measures vs. Kansas

2 better16 too close to call14 worse

What stands out	Dexter Township	KS
Fewer binge drinkers	13.3%	16.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure	82.6%	77.6%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	20.4%	11.3%

William Newton Hospital

16.3 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby16.3 miles to an ER · William Newton Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than KS on 2 of 32

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dexter Township

17pages on Dexter Township

The big questions

Schools2 schools HealthBetter than KS on 2 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$53K median household income · 59 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 83% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions11 nearby · Tallgrass Prairie Preserve 28 mi LibraryCedar Vale Memorial Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1870 Town Hall & politicsClimate91° summer highs · 8″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 67038 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Dexter Township; the nearest are

Southwestern CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Winfield16 mi$39,822 tuition Cowley County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Arkansas City21 mi$4,800 in-state tuition Wichita State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Wichita49.2 mi$9,684 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Dexter Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

94% of working residents leave Dexter Township for work

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

59jobs based in Dexter Township

6%of working residents work in town

20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Dexter Township

City in Cowley County, Kansas

Official town website ↗

Dexter is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 224.

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Area: 0.3 sq mi
Elevation: 1,211 ft
ZIP code: 67038
Area code: 620

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Compared with most of Kansas and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Dexter Township is higher