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Kansas›Dickinson County

Flora TownshipKS

A town of 147.

Is Flora Township a good place to live?

Flora Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

147 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Ottawa TownshipWillowdale TownshipCheever TownshipOttawa TownshipWillowdale TownshipCheever TownshipFlora Township
Getting set up

Moving to Flora Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDickinson Co RWD 1No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Flora Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsChapman Unified School District 473Which school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereDickinson County ClerkDickinson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2026
ZIP codes67410, 6748067410 92% · 67480 8%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 Flora Township.

Work & commute

Compared with most of Kansas and the rest of the country, more of Flora Township’s residents live below the poverty line

For half of commuters, work is under 24 miles away. Only 3 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a higher average trip to work than Flora Township. The top destinations are Abilene (17%), Salina (17%) and Junction City (15%).

0%work in town
Flora TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line47%9.1%9.6%
Average trip to work33 minutes20 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Flora Township0%
Abilene17%
Salina17%
Junction City15%
Chapman14%
24 mi
median commute distance
11
jobs based in Flora Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Flora Township, expect four seasons and hot summers

In Flora Township, the typical July afternoon high is 91°F, where Kansas’ towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.

13″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–43°
Spring43–66°
Summer66–89°
Fall45–68°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Flora Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Flora Township than in 65% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Flora Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2013.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Flora Township is

For adults in Flora Township, the share who get no exercise outside work is 28%. The town beats the Kansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. In Flora Township, 39% of adults have obesity, near the Kansas town median (37%) and above the median of U.S. towns (35%). Among adults in the town, 30% feel lonely and 21% have been diagnosed with depression.

Flora TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%35%36%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%31%33%
Depression (CDC PLACES)21%22%23%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%34%35%
32 measures vs. Kansas
6 better22 too close to call4 worse
What stands outFlora TownshipKS
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.3%13%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.5%8.2%
More adults who have had cancer10.3%8.1%
Memorial Hospital
12.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

2.8% of Flora Township is conserved land

1.4 miles of trail.

2.8%conserved
2.8%
conserved · 630 of 22,908 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Flora Township

16pages on Flora Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Flora Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Flora Township for work

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

17% → Abilene Abilene 17% 17% → Salina Salina 17% 15% → Junction City Junction City 15% 14% → Chapman Chapman 14% 7% → Manhattan Manhattan 7% 5% → Lincoln Township Lincoln Township 5% Flora Township · 0% stay
11jobs based in Flora Township
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Flora Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Flora Township is a township in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 168. Flora Township was organized in 1879.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,302 ft

Questions about Flora Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Flora Township, KS a good place to live?

Flora Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.