Grant TownshipKS
In Kansas, this town has 167 residents.
Is Grant Township a good place to live?
Grant Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, above 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 lower typical household income than Grant Township. Grant Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
167 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Grant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grant 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 Grant Township.
Fewer middle-aged adults than Kansas overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 18% of residents (36% statewide); people 65 and older are 29% of residents (17% statewide). In Grant Township, the median age is 33.4 years. 167 people lived in Grant Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 2.9% fewer than in 2020. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 28% of adults 25 and older, vs 36% across Kansas.
| Grant Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.4 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.2 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Grant Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 28% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.7% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 2% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.7% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.7% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.4% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.9% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.4% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Grant Township’s workers commute out
Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles. 1.7% of working residents work locally in Grant Township. The top destinations are Mankato (28%), Beloit (12%) and Belleville (8%).
| Grant Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Grant Township is hail, at a high overall level
In Grant Township, the risk rating from FEMA is 71 of 100. FEMA puts 43% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hail, and 19% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Grant Township brings four seasons and hot summers
Summer afternoons peak near 91° in July, and January nights bottom out around 16°; snowfall runs to about 24 inches a winter. The seasons in Grant Township: chilly winters, warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Grant Township have diabetes than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
The share of adults in Grant Township who have been diagnosed with depression: 21%. Of the 151 Kansas towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Grant Township. The town does better than the Kansas average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 14.
| Grant Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Grant Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.1% | 16.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.7% | 77.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.7% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Grant Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Grant Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Grant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
98% of working residents leave Grant Township for work
Where Grant Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Grant Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Grant Township is a township in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 159.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,463 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.