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Freedom TownshipKS

A town of 492.

Population
492
2025 Census estimate · +0.8% since 2020
Median home value
$164K
Census ACS
Household income
$88K
median
Median age
49.2
years
Jobs based here
40
A commuter town

Is Freedom Township a good place to live?

Freedom Township’s average trip to work is 13 minutes, below both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 152 Kansas towns, just 2 have a higher median age than Freedom Township. Freedom Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

492 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Schoenchen · 8 miVictoria · 8 miIllinois Township · 8 miLiebenthal · 9 miBig Timber Township · 10 miPleasantdale Township · 10 mi
Big Creek TownshipHerzog TownshipIllinois TownshipPleasantdale TownshipWinterset TownshipBig Creek TownshipHerzog TownshipIllinois TownshipPleasantdale TownshipWinterset TownshipFreedom Township
Getting set up

Moving to Freedom Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerMidwest Energy12.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRussell Co RWD 3No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Freedom Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHays Unified School District 489Victoria Unified School District 4322 districts serve Freedom Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereEllis County ClerkEllis County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2022
ZIP codes67660, 67671, 67640, 6760167660 56% · 67671 26% · 67640 9% · 67601 7%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 Freedom Township.

Work & commute

About half of Freedom Township’s working residents commute to Hays

Most working residents leave Freedom Township for work: only 0% work in town. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Freedom Township, where Kansas’ towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Hays (47%), Victoria (7%) and Big Creek Township (7%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Freedom Township0%
Hays47%
Victoria7%
Big Creek Township7%
Herzog Township4%
10 mi
median commute distance
40
jobs based in Freedom Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Full pageFreedom Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here40 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work0% work in Freedom TownshipCommute times13 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 10 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Freedom Township, expect four seasons and hot summers

Freedom Township has chilly winters and hot summers. The July high in Freedom Township is 93°F.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–45°
Spring40–68°
Summer64–91°
Fall42–70°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageFreedom Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 93°, January lows 18°Rain & snow18″ of snow a winter · 25 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Freedom Township is

Freedom Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 30% of Freedom Township adults feel lonely.

Freedom TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%31%33%
Depression (CDC PLACES)21%22%23%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)17%16%16%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)38%37%35%
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
What stands outFreedom TownshipKS
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14%11.3%
More adults who have had cancer9.1%8.1%
Hays Medical Center
10.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
Full pageFreedom Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby10.4 miles to an ER · Hays Medical CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than KS on 0 of 32

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

Natural hazards

Freedom Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.

53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
53Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailTornadoes
Full pageFreedom Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters12 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

Freedom Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation

11 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 63,236 acres
11 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Full pageFreedom Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map11 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Freedom Township?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Freedom Township

16pages on Freedom Township
The big questions
HealthBetter than KS on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingWork & commute$88K median household income · 40 jobs hereNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 53% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
Outdoors11 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions5 nearby · Fort Hays 11 miLibraryHays Public LibraryCollegesFort Hays State University is 11.4 mi away
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate93° summer highs · 18″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Freedom Township

Fort Hays State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Hays11.4 mi$5,923 in-state tuition

About 11 of every 100 Freedom 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 Freedom Township for work

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

47% → Hays Hays 47% 7% → Victoria Victoria 7% 7% → Big Creek Township Big Creek Township 7% 4% → Herzog Township Herzog Township 4% 3% → Russell Russell 3% 3% → Wichita Wichita 3% Freedom Township · 0% stay
40jobs based in Freedom Township
0%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Freedom Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Freedom Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 106.

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

Area
45 sq mi
Elevation
1,929 ft

Questions about Freedom Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Freedom Township, KS a good place to live?

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