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1,499 people live in this town, settled in 1878.
42% of working residents work locally in Hill City Township, above both Kansas’ towns (15%) and U.S. towns (8%). Among 152 Kansas towns, just 4 have a lower middle household income than Hill City Township. We don’t grade Hill City Township yet; the figures below are still real.
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Census counts: 545 in 1890, a peak of 2,421 in 1960, 1,403 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1993 and 3 maps from 1893 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hill City 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Hill City Township.
July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 17° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The public schools here belong to the Graham County school district. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Hill City Township teach 383 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill City ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 212 | C |
| Hill City Junior-Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 171 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Kansas has 36% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 27%. People 65 and older are a quarter of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Hill City Township’s median age stands at 40.8 years.
| Hill City Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.8 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 29% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.4 points). Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Hill City Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.1% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.5% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.3% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.9% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.8% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.3% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Jobs in Hill City Township grew by 78 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 736. The typical journey to work for Hill City Township comes to 10 minutes. The top destinations are Hill City (37%), Hays (6%) and Norton (4%). 16% of Hill City Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Hill City Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 10 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Hill City Township, 14% of adults have diabetes. Among 151 Kansas towns, just one has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Hill City Township. CDC measures, 32 in all: Hill City Township beats Kansas on 3 and trails on 10.
| Hill City Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Hill City Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.4% | 16.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.6% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.2% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hill City Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 55 of 100. Just over a quarter of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by inland flooding at 23%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Hill City Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Hill City Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Graham County, Kansas
Hill City is a city in and the county seat of Graham County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,403.
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