Franklin TownshipKS
A town of 309.
Is Franklin Township a good place to live?
Franklin Township’s average trip to work is 43 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Franklin Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
309 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Franklin Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Franklin 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 Franklin Township.
More children than Kansas overall
Children under 18 are 46% of residents (24% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide). 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Kansas.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 23% and 64% women
The Census survey reached too few of Franklin Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±20.5 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Franklin Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 33.2% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.9% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.9% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.7% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15.2% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.5% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.3% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.9% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.3% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Franklin Township’s workers commute out
12% of Franklin Township residents live below the poverty line, above both the Kansas town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Fort Scott (27%), Iola (5%) and Wichita (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Franklin Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Franklin Township has four seasons and hot summers
Franklin Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Franklin Township is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Franklin Township is
Franklin Township beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Franklin Township. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Franklin Township.
| Franklin Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Franklin Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Franklin Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Franklin Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
100% of working residents leave Franklin Township for work
Where Franklin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Franklin Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Franklin Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 312.
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- Area
- 72 sq mi
- Elevation
- 902 ft
Questions about Franklin Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Franklin Township, KS a good place to live?
Franklin Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.