Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Dodge Township’s average trip to work is 11 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 5 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a higher median household income than Dodge Township. Dodge Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Dodge Township beats most towns.
Dennis HopperIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 996 in 1880, 27,788 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1840 and 3 maps from 1968 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dodge 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Dodge Township.
Most working residents leave Dodge Township for work: only 14% work in town. Since 2013, Dodge Township has added 3,051 jobs, to 3,399 in 2023. 4.7% of Dodge Township residents live below the poverty line, below both Kansas’ towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Dodge Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dodge Township has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Dodge Township’s July high is 93°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
24% of Dodge Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Dodge Township. 26% of Dodge Township adults worry about having enough food.
| Dodge Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 77% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Dodge Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 22.4% | 25.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 23.6% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Dodge Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dodge Township
About 4 of every 100 Dodge Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Where Dodge Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
26 notable people were born in Dodge Township.
City and county seat in Kansas, United States
Dodge City is a city in and the county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 27,788. It was named after nearby Fort Dodge, which was named in honor of Grenville Dodge. The city is known in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Dodge Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
26 notable people were born here, including Dennis Hopper and David A. R. White.