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A town of 188, settled in 1870.
Elk Falls Township’s mean commuting time is 36 minutes, above both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 152 Kansas towns, just 2 have a higher age of the median resident than Elk Falls Township. Elk Falls Pratt Truss Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Elk Falls Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 513 in 1880, 113 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1892 and 4 maps from 1885 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elk Falls 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 Elk Falls Township.
FEMA puts 37% of Elk Falls Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 30% to wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 32% of residents (17% statewide). Here, 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 36% in Kansas as a whole.
Somewhere between 39% and 65% women
The Census survey reached too few of Elk Falls Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.1 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Elk Falls Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.5% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 24% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.5% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.9% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 1.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
In Elk Falls Township, 13% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Moline (23%), Howard (10%) and Wichita (5%). For half of commuters, work is under 39 miles away.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 23° on a January night to 91° on a July afternoon, with about 10 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Of the 151 Kansas towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Elk Falls Township. The share of adults in Elk Falls Township who have been diagnosed with depression: 21%. Against the Kansas average, Elk Falls Township comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 15.
| Elk Falls Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 26% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Elk Falls Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.7% | 16.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84.3% | 77.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11.5% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Elk Falls Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Elk Falls Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Where Elk Falls Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Elk County, Kansas
Elk Falls is a city in Elk County, Kansas, United States, along the Elk River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 113.
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Elk Falls Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.