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Hartland Township
Kansas›Kearny County

Hartland TownshipKS

A town of 108, settled in 1885.

4 bordering townsMap →
Indian Mound · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
Photo of Hartland Township

Hartland Township, KS · Indian Mound · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0

Is Hartland Township a good place to live?

Indian Mound is on the National Register of Historic Places. Hartland Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

108 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Kendall TownshipWest Hibbard TownshipLakin TownshipKendall TownshipKendall TownshipWest Hibbard TownshipLakin TownshipKendall TownshipHartland Township
Indian Mound
Indian Mound · National Register of Historic Places
Hartland Township’s story

141 years in pictures

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1885Hartland Township is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Hartland Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerWheatland Electric Coop15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHamilton Co RWD 1No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers31% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hartland Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsLakin Unified School District 215Which 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 hereKearny County ClerkKearny County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes67860, 6785767860 69% · 67857 31%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 Hartland Township.

Work & commute

Hartland Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

3.8% of Hartland Township residents live below the poverty line, where Kansas’ towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 25 miles. The top destinations are Lakin (24%), Garden City (12%) and Sherlock Township (6%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hartland Township0%
Lakin24%
Garden City12%
Sherlock Township6%
Garden City Township6%
25 mi
median commute distance
12
jobs based in Hartland Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Hartland Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by drought

Hartland Township’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 28 of 100. FEMA puts 53% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 13% to hail. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.

28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
28Low riskLowerHigher
DroughtHailInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Hartland Township brings four seasons and hot summers

In Hartland Township, the peak summer temperature is 93°F, against 91°F in Kansas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–47°
Spring39–68°
Summer62–90°
Fall41–70°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Hartland Township is

Among adults in Hartland Township, 16% smoke cigarettes. In Hartland Township, nearly three quarters of adults had a checkup this year, and 20% have been diagnosed with depression.

Hartland TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)15%8.9%8.1%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)31%26%25%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%77%79%
Depression (CDC PLACES)20%22%23%
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outHartland TownshipKS
More uninsured adults14.7%9.9%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.9%11.3%
More adults facing food insecurity16%13%
Kearny County Hospital
8.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Hartland Township is conserved land

25 miles of trail. Hartland Township’s trail density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 95,234 acres
25 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hartland Township

16pages on Hartland Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Hartland Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Hartland Township for work

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

24% → Lakin Lakin 24% 12% → Garden City Garden City 12% 6% → Sherlock Township Sherlock Township 6% 6% → Garden City Township Garden City Township 6% 6% → Lakin Township Lakin Township 6% 4% → Deerfield Deerfield 4% Hartland Township · 0% stay
12jobs based in Hartland Township
0%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Hartland Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Hartland Township is a township in Kearny County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 143.

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

Area
150 sq mi
Elevation
3,307 ft

Questions about Hartland Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Hartland Township, KS a good place to live?

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