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54% more nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town. Home to 1,245 people, the town was settled in 1866.
Erie Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a D− for incomes. On incomes, just 5 of Kansas’ 373 towns do worse. Erie Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Erie Township is from typical.
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Where Erie Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 418 in 1870, a low of 270 in 1880, 1,047 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1887 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
1,431 counted in 2010 and 1,232 in 2020; an estimated 1,245 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Ordered by what stands out in Erie Township.
In Erie Township, 18% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.1% in Kansas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among workers in the town, 14% work remotely from home. Jobs based locally fell to 255 in 2023, 93 fewer than in 2013. Half commute less than 16 miles.
| Erie Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 8.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its two schools are below. The public schools here belong to the Erie-Galesburg school district. Public school enrollment in Erie Township: 326 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 182 | A− |
| Erie High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 144 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Compared with 68% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Erie Township is higher. Expected losses in Erie Township break down as 48% from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A winter brings about 9 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 90°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Erie Township: 29% of adults feel lonely. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Erie Township is ahead of Kansas on 1 and behind on 6. Also worth knowing: in Erie Township, just over a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression, where Kansas’ towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 23%. Two figures for adults locally: 38% have high blood pressure, 13% have diabetes.
| Erie Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Erie Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.3% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Erie Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.7% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Who provides power, water and the rest in Erie 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.
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1 within 15 miles of the center of Erie Township
About 4 of every 100 Erie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Neosho County, Kansas
Erie is a city in and the county seat of Neosho County, Kansas, United States, and situated in the valley of the Neosho River, approximately one mile northeast of the river. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,047.
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54% more nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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