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Kansas›Ellsworth County

Green Garden TownshipKS

A town of 192.

Is Green Garden Township a good place to live?

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

What makes Green Garden Township stand out

Where Green Garden Township beats most towns.

Small town

192 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Eureka TownshipLincoln TownshipThomas TownshipValley TownshipEureka TownshipLincoln TownshipThomas TownshipValley TownshipGreen Garden Township
Getting set up

Moving to Green Garden Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerWestern Coop Electric Assn14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Lorraine water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers79% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Green Garden Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsCentral Plains Unified School District 112Which 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 hereEllsworth County ClerkEllsworth County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code6745967459 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 Green Garden Township.

Work & commute

A larger share of residents in Green Garden Township live below the poverty line than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town

Since 2013, Green Garden Township has added 40 jobs, to 261 in 2023. For most workers, Green Garden Township is a place to come home to: only 7% work in town. The town’s average commute is 25 minutes, where Kansas’ towns sit at 20 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Ellsworth (25%), Salina (16%) and Holyrood (4%).

7%work in town
Green Garden TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line29%9.1%9.6%
Working residents who work in town6.7%15%8%
Average trip to work25 minutes20 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Green Garden Township7%
Ellsworth25%
Salina16%
Holyrood4%
Wichita4%
35 mi
median commute distance
261
jobs based in Green Garden Township
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Green Garden Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level

Green Garden Township’s FEMA hazard score is 72 of 100, against 49 of 100 in Kansas’ towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. FEMA puts just over a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to tornadoes.

72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Green Garden Township has four seasons and hot summers

For Green Garden Township, the peak summer temperature is 92°F.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–44°
Spring42–67°
Summer65–90°
Fall44–69°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Green Garden Township is

Two figures for adults here: 18% binge drink, 21% have been diagnosed with depression. Green Garden Township: just over one in ten adults report frequent physical distress.

Green Garden TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%77%79%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%16%16%
Depression (CDC PLACES)21%22%23%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)10%11%12%
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
What stands outGreen Garden TownshipKS
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.5%11.3%
Fewer adults seeing a dentist59.2%64.9%
Ellsworth County Medical Center
14 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Green Garden Township is conserved land

3.4 miles of trail. The density of trails in Green Garden Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,216 acres
3.4 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Green Garden Township

16pages on Green Garden Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Green Garden Township; the nearest are

A job hub

Every workday, about 255 people come to Green Garden Township for work

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

25% → Ellsworth Ellsworth 25% 16% → Salina Salina 16% 4% → Holyrood Holyrood 4% 4% → Wichita Wichita 4% 3% → Lorraine Lorraine 3% 2% → Sterling Sterling 2% Green Garden Township · 7% stay
261jobs based in Green Garden Township
7%of working residents work in town
35 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Green Garden Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Green Garden Township is a township in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 205.

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

Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
1,781 ft

Questions about Green Garden Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Green Garden Township, KS a good place to live?

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