Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2 of its places are on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Douglass Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Douglass Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Muddy Creek Bridge and Creed-Mills House. Douglass Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Douglass Township beats most towns.
Where Douglass Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Douglass Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 369 in 1880, 1,555 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1936 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Douglass 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 Douglass Township.
Douglass Township: 5.7% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Douglass Township has lost 73 jobs, to 203 in 2023. The top destinations are Wichita (36%), Riverside Township (8%) and Douglass (5%).
| Douglass Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 5.7% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools: the Douglass Public Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. 3 public schools serve Douglass Township, with 587 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard C Seal ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 263 | B+ |
| Douglass HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 206 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Douglass Township after 11 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in 73% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Douglass Township break down as 35% from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the Kansas average, Douglass Township comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. 16% of adults say their health is fair or poor here. In Douglass Township, 9.6% of adults worry about having enough food, and 39% have obesity.
| Douglass Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Douglass Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 13% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The town’s typical July afternoon high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Douglass Township at 1,961 residents, down 2.4% since 2020. The age mix tracks Kansas closely: no broad group is more than 4 points off. The share of residents in Douglass Township who are under 18: 21%. Four-year graduates: 31% of adults 25 and older here, 36% across Kansas.
| Douglass Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.1 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Douglass Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.7% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.2% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 31.6% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.4% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
1.7 miles of trail. The density of trails in Douglass Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Douglass Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Douglass Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Butler County, Kansas
Douglass is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,555.
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4 towns share a border with Douglass Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglass Township | — | — | A− | — | C | B+ |
| Rock Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walnut Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richland Township | #58 | B | B− | — | B− | B+ |
| Rock Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Douglass Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Douglass Township and Richland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Rock Creek Township, Walnut Township and Rock Creek Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Douglass Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2 of its places are on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.