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Highland-District 2 Township
Kansas›Norton County

Highland-District 2 TownshipKS

A town of 515.

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North Fork Solomon River Lattice Truss Bridge · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
Photo of Highland-District 2 Township

Highland-District 2 Township, KS · North Fork Solomon River Lattice Truss Bridge · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0

Is Highland-District 2 Township a good place to live?

Highland-District 2 Township’s median age is 56.8 years, above both Kansas’ towns (38.1 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 3 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower January low than Highland-District 2 Township. The biggest park or preserve is Prairie Dog State Park, at 871 acres. Highland-District 2 Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

515 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Solomon-District 3 TownshipCenter-District 1 TownshipAllodium TownshipAllison TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipIndiana TownshipGarfield TownshipSolomon-District 3 TownshipCenter-District 1 TownshipAllodium TownshipAllison TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipIndiana TownshipGarfield TownshipHighland-District 2 Township
North Fork Solomon River Lattice Truss Bridge
North Fork Solomon River Lattice Truss Bridge · National Register of Historic Places
Highland-District 2 Township’s story

Highland-District 2 Township in pictures

The archive holds 2 maps from 1978 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Highland-District 2 Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Highland-District 2 Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerPrairie Land Electric Coop14.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Lenora water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers92% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Highland-District 2 Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNorton Community Schools Unified School District 211Which 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 hereNorton County ClerkNorton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes67645, 67654, 6762967645 56% · 67654 25% · 67629 19%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 Highland-District 2 Township.

Work & commute

Highland-District 2 Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

2.3% of Highland-District 2 Township working residents work locally, below both the Kansas town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Highland-District 2 Township fell to 109 in 2023, 290 fewer than in 2013. Highland-District 2 Township’s median household income is $54,000.

2%work in town
Highland-District 2 TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town2.3%15%8%
Median household income$54,000$73,000$80,000
Average trip to work22 minutes20 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Highland-District 2 Township2%
Norton27%
Almena16%
Center-District 1 Township13%
Wichita3%
23 mi
median commute distance
109
jobs based in Highland-District 2 Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Highland-District 2 Township has four seasons and hot summers

The July high in Highland-District 2 Township is 92°F.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–43°
Spring38–66°
Summer62–89°
Fall40–68°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

High risk in Highland-District 2 Township, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingDrought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Highland-District 2 Township is

Highland-District 2 Township beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 42% of Highland-District 2 Township adults have obesity. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Highland-District 2 Township.

Highland-District 2 TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)42%37%35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%34%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)30%26%25%
32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better20 too close to call11 worse
What stands outHighland-District 2 TownshipKS
More adults treating high blood pressure80.8%77.6%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16.9%11.3%
Norton County Hospital
12.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 4% of Highland-District 2 Township

12 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

4%conserved
4%
conserved · 7,418 of 186,010 acres
12 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Prairie Dog State Park—871

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Highland-District 2 Township

16pages on Highland-District 2 Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Highland-District 2 Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Highland-District 2 Township for work

Where Highland-District 2 Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

27% → Norton Norton 27% 16% → Almena Almena 16% 13% → Center-District 1 Township Center-District 1 Township 13% 3% → Wichita Wichita 3% 3% → Topeka Topeka 3% 2% → Hays Hays 2% Highland-District 2 Township · 2% stay
109jobs based in Highland-District 2 Township
2%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Highland-District 2 Township

Township in Norton County, Kansas, U.S.

Highland-District 2 Township is a township in Norton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 546.

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

Questions about Highland-District 2 Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Highland-District 2 Township, KS a good place to live?

Highland-District 2 Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.