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Fairview TownshipKS

A town of 273.

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Santa Fe Trail Ruts · Photo: Joseph Mendenhall, National Sites Survey · Public domain

Population

273

2025 Census estimate · −2.8% since 2020

Is Fairview Township a good place to live?

28% of residents live below the poverty line in Fairview Township, against 9.1% in Kansas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only one of the 152 Kansas towns we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Fairview Township. Santa Fe Trail Ruts is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fairview Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

273 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Richland Township · 7 mi Dodge Township · 7 mi Ensign · 7 mi Cimarron Township · 8 mi Dodge City · 8 mi Royal Township · 9 mi

Dodge TownshipCimarron TownshipRichland TownshipFairview Township

Santa Fe Trail Ruts · National Register of Historic Places

Fairview Township’s story

Fairview Township in pictures

The archive holds 3 maps from 1892 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

Explore the history →

Getting set up

Moving to Fairview Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairview Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerVictory Electric Coop Assn12.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Fairview Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsDodge City Unified School District 443 Cimarron-Ensign Unified School District 1022 districts serve Fairview Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereFord County ClerkFord County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017

ZIP codes67801, 6784167801 85% · 67841 15%Census 2020

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 Fairview Township.

Work & commute

Fairview Township has 0.7 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work

Half commute less than 24 miles. Since 2013, Fairview Township has lost 53 jobs, to 90 in 2023. Commuting out is the norm locally: 2% of working residents work locally. The town’s typical journey to work stands at 23 minutes, above Kansas’ towns (20 minutes) but below U.S. towns (25 minutes).

2%work in town

	Fairview Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	2.3%	15%	8%
Average trip to work	23 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Fairview Township2%

Dodge City26%

Bucklin9%

Garden City9%

Dodge Township7%

24 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Fairview Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Full pageFairview Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here90 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Fairview Township Commute times23 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 24 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect four seasons and hot summers in Fairview Township

The town’s peak summer temperature stands at 93°F.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–47°

Spring40–69°

Summer63–91°

Fall42–70°

Oct 20

typical first frost

Apr 20

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageFairview Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 93°, January lows 19°Rain & snow17″ of snow a winter · 22 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Fairview Township is

The share of adults in Fairview Township who worry about having enough food: 22%. Of 32 CDC measures, Fairview Township beats the Kansas average on 1 and trails it on 14. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Fairview Township.

	Fairview Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	20%	8.9%	8.1%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	33%	26%	25%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	73%	77%	79%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	22%	13%	14%

32 measures vs. Kansas

1 better17 too close to call14 worse

What stands out	Fairview Township	KS
Fewer adults who have had cancer	6.7%	8.1%
More uninsured adults	20.2%	9.9%

Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City

8.5 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageFairview Township’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby8.5 miles to an ER · Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than KS on 1 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Fairview Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from drought

Expected losses in Fairview Township break down as 35% from drought and 30% from hail. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.

47risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

DroughtHailInland flooding

Full pageFairview Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters13 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready72 events a year, on average · Ready for drought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors