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Kansas›Decatur County

Grant TownshipKS

A town of 14.

Is Grant Township a good place to live?

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

Small town

14 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Harlan TownshipCenter-District 1 TownshipLincoln TownshipHarlan TownshipCenter-District 1 TownshipLincoln TownshipGrant Township
Getting set up

Moving to Grant Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerPrairie Land Electric Coop14.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Grant Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsOberlin Unified School District 294Which school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereDecatur County ClerkDecatur County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2021
ZIP code6765367653 100%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 Grant Township.

Climate

Grant Township has four seasons and hot summers

Summer afternoons peak near 91° in July, and January nights bottom out around 16°; snowfall runs to about 17 inches a winter. The seasons in Grant Township: chilly winters, warm summers, with very little rain.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–43°
Spring37–66°
Summer61–89°
Fall38–68°
Oct 11
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Grant Township is

Grant Township: 16% of adults smoke cigarettes. CDC measures, 32 in all: Grant Township beats Kansas on 4 and trails on 9. Among adults here, 28% feel lonely, below both Kansas’ towns (31%) and U.S. towns (33%). In Grant Township, just over two in five adults have high blood pressure, and 14% have diabetes.

Grant TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%31%33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%34%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%17%17%
32 measures vs. Kansas
4 better19 too close to call9 worse
What stands outGrant TownshipKS
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9%11.2%
Fewer adults without reliable transportation5.9%7.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16.9%11.3%
Decatur Health
19.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Grant Township is hail, at a moderate overall level

On expected storm and flood damage, Grant Township sits below just over half of U.S. communities. 36% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hail, followed by inland flooding at 20%.

49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
49Moderate riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

0% of Grant Township is conserved land

7.9 miles of trail. Grant Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.2 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Kansas’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,688 acres
7.9 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Grant Township

13pages on Grant Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Grant Township; the nearest are

About Grant Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Grant Township is a township in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
2,372 ft

Questions about Grant Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Grant Township, KS a good place to live?

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