Falun Township: half of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Salina (53%), Lindsborg (7%) and Smolan Township (6%). The median commute is under 15 miles.

0%work in town

	Falun Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	39 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	50%	9.1%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Falun Township0%

Salina53%

Lindsborg7%

Smolan Township6%

Wichita4%

15 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Falun Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here5 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Falun Township Commute times39 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 15 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Falun Township has four seasons and hot summers

The typical July afternoon high for Falun Township comes to 93°F, where Kansas’ towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–44°

Spring43–67°

Summer66–90°

Fall45–69°

Oct 23

typical first frost

Apr 19

typical last frost

+1.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 93°, January lows 21°Rain & snow16″ of snow a winter · 31 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Falun Township is

Falun Township does better than the Kansas average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. 41% of adults have obesity locally. Two figures for adults in the town: 29% feel lonely, 32% sleep under 7 hours.

	Falun Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	41%	37%	35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	29%	31%	33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	32%	35%	36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	37%	34%	35%

32 measures vs. Kansas

3 better26 too close to call3 worse

What stands out	Falun Township	KS
Fewer uninsured adults	7.6%	9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	9.3%	11.2%
More adults who have had cancer	9.7%	8.1%

Lindsborg Community Hospital

9 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby9 miles to an ER · Lindsborg Community Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than KS on 3 of 32

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

Natural hazards

Top of a moderate hazard risk in Falun Township: inland flooding

The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Falun Township comes to 54 of 100, above both the Kansas town median (49 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 43% come from inland flooding and 22% from tornadoes. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2007.

54risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesHail

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Falun Township Get ready1.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up 1.7% of Falun Township

Trails run 1.3 miles in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Falun Township: one, of 10 acres.

1.7%conserved

1.7%

conserved · 760 of 45,852 acres

1.3 mi

of trails · 0 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Coronado Heights Park	0.9 mi	10

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Trail map1.3 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk0.9 miles of trail · Coronado Heights Park Conserved land1.7% conserved · 760 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Falun Township?”

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Everything we know about Falun Township

17pages on Falun Township

The big questions

HealthBetter than KS on 3 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$59K median household income · 5 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 54% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors1 mi of trails · 2% conserved land PlacesAttractions5 nearby · Rolling Hills Zoo 14 mi LibraryMarquette Community Library CollegesBethany College is 9 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1870 Town Hall & politicsClimate93° summer highs · 16″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 67442 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Falun Township

Bethany CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lindsborg9 mi$33,000 tuition Salina Area Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Salina12.9 mi$7,128 in-state tuition Kansas Wesleyan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Salina15 mi$34,630 tuition

About 0 of every 100 Falun Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Falun Township for work

Where Falun Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

5jobs based in Falun Township

0%of working residents work in town

15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Falun Township

Unincorporated community in Saline County, Kansas

Falun is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 83. It lies southwest of Salina and northwest of Lindsborg at the intersection of Forsse and Hedberg roads, approximately 7.5 miles west of Interstate 135, or about eight miles west of Assaria. It lies next to an abandoned railroad.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 1.1 sq mi
ZIP code: 67442

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Falun Township stands out in Kansas and nationally, with the average trip to work longer than most