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Diamond Creek Township
Kansas›Chase County

Diamond Creek TownshipKS

A town of 220.

5 bordering townsMap →
Whitney Ranch Historic District · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Diamond Creek Township

Diamond Creek Township, KS · Whitney Ranch Historic District · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Diamond Creek Township a good place to live?

26% of residents live below the poverty line in Diamond Creek Township, where Kansas’ towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 1 have a higher share of households owning their home than Diamond Creek Township. Whitney Ranch Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Diamond Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

220 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Falls TownshipCottonwood TownshipClear Creek TownshipGrant TownshipStrong TownshipFalls TownshipCottonwood TownshipClear Creek TownshipGrant TownshipStrong TownshipDiamond Creek Township
Whitney Ranch Historic District
Whitney Ranch Historic District · National Register of Historic Places
Diamond Creek Township’s story

Diamond Creek Township in pictures

The archive holds 2 maps from 1898 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Diamond Creek Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Elmdale water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers52% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Diamond Creek Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsChase County Unified School District 284Which 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 hereChase County ClerkChase County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2017
ZIP codes66850, 66869, 66858, 6683866850 78% · 66869 13% · 66858 5% · 66838 4%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 Diamond Creek Township.

Natural hazards

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

Diamond Creek Township’s FEMA risk score is 89 of 100, above both Kansas’ towns (49 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100).

89risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
89Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Diamond Creek Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

The average trip to work in Diamond Creek Township is 11 minutes. The top destinations are Cottonwood Falls (20%), Emporia (17%) and Topeka (8%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Diamond Creek Township0%
Cottonwood Falls20%
Emporia17%
Topeka8%
Lenexa5%
33 mi
median commute distance
4
jobs based in Diamond Creek Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Diamond Creek Township, expect four seasons and hot summers

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

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–43°
Spring43–66°
Summer66–88°
Fall45–68°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Diamond Creek Township is

Diamond Creek Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Diamond Creek Township.

Diamond Creek TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%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
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outDiamond Creek TownshipKS
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16.6%11.3%
More adults with COPD8.9%6.7%
More smokers17.9%14%
St. Luke Hospital & Living Center
16.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

6.2% of Diamond Creek Township is conserved land

1.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

6.2%conserved
6.2%
conserved · 5,715 of 91,944 acres
1.5 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve—5
2. Chase State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area—4

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Diamond Creek Township

16pages on Diamond Creek Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

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

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Diamond Creek Township for work

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

20% → Cottonwood Falls Cottonwood Falls 20% 17% → Emporia Emporia 17% 8% → Topeka Topeka 8% 5% → Lenexa Lenexa 5% 5% → Wichita Wichita 5% 3% → Lawrence Lawrence 3% Diamond Creek Township · 0% stay
4jobs based in Diamond Creek Township
0%of working residents work in town
33 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Diamond Creek Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Diamond Creek Township is a township in Chase County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 237.

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

Area
144 sq mi
Elevation
1,339 ft

Questions about Diamond Creek Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

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

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