Franklin TownshipKS
A town of 78.
Is Franklin Township a good place to live?
Franklin Township’s average commute is 8 minutes, below both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 152 in Kansas we compare has a higher midpoint age than Franklin Township. Franklin Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
78 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.
The climate in Franklin Township brings four seasons and hot summers
A winter brings about 15 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 92°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Franklin Township is
Among adults in Franklin Township, 16% smoke cigarettes, above both Kansas’ towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). This Kansas town beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. A third of adults get no exercise outside work locally. Only 9 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare 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) | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Franklin Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.4% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: high risk in Franklin Township, mostly drought
Expected losses in Franklin Township break down as 42% from drought and 21% from hail. For Franklin Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 60 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Franklin Township is conserved land
20 miles of trail. Franklin Township’s trail density stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Franklin Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Franklin Township
About 0 of every 100 Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Franklin Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Franklin Township is a township in Edwards County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 92.
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- Area
- 74 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,129 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.