Evan TownshipKS
A town of 499.
Is Evan Township a good place to live?
Evan Township’s typical July afternoon high is 93°F, above both the Kansas town median (91°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Cheney State Park West Shore Area, at 442 acres with 5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Evan Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
499 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Evan Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Evan 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Evan Township.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Evan Township’s workers commute out
The average trip to work for Evan Township comes to 28 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 2% of working residents stay in Evan Township for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 54, to 58. The top destinations are Wichita (29%), Kingman (8%) and Waco Township (5%).
| Evan Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Evan Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. 22% of Evan Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 22%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Evan Township is
Of 32 CDC measures, Evan Township beats the Kansas average on 5 and trails it on 2. For adults here, the share who feel lonely is 30%. Two figures for adults locally: 76% had a checkup this year, 38% have obesity.
| Evan Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 77% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Evan Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 13% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 5.9% of Evan Township
The trail density in Evan Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Evan Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.9% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cheney State Park West Shore Area | 5 mi | 442 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Evan Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Evan Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Evan Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
98% of working residents leave Evan Township for work
Where Evan Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Evan Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Evan Township is a township in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 476.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,493 ft
Questions about Evan Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Evan Township, KS a good place to live?
Evan Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.