Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 181, settled in 1873.
Garfield 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: 333 in 1910, a peak of 451 in 1930, 151 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 4 maps from 1889 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Garfield 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 Garfield Township.
In Garfield Township, 5.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Its mean commuting time is 20 minutes, near the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and below the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Larned (11%), Great Bend (10%) and Grant Township (8%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 32 miles.
| Garfield Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Garfield Township’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 68 of 100. 28% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by hail at 26%. One declared disaster, in 2007, has brought federal aid to Garfield Township households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Garfield Township: 9.2% of adults worry about having enough food, against 13% in Kansas’ towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 29% of Garfield Township adults feel lonely. In Garfield Township, 15% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Garfield Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Garfield Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 13% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7.3 miles of trail. Garfield Township’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Garfield Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Garfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Where Garfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States
Garfield is a city in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 151.
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Garfield Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.