Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 324, settled in 1885.
Ford Township’s July high is 93°F, where Kansas’ towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Only 4 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Ford Township. Ford Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 148 in 1890, a peak of 382 in 1930, 203 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1892 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ford 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Ford Township.
Most working residents leave Ford Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Ford Township has added 21 jobs, to 54 in 2023. Ford Township’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Ford Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ford Township has chilly winters and hot summers. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 20° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ford Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of adults feel lonely in Ford Township.
| Ford Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Ford Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
7.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Ford Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Ford Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Ford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Where Ford Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Ford County, Kansas
Ford is a city in Ford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 203.
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Ford Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.