Kanwaka TownshipKS
A town of 1,493, settled in 1854.
Is Kanwaka Township a good place to live?
The best of Kanwaka Township’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A for health, and an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for walkability. 61% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Kanwaka Township, where Kansas’ towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 14 of Kansas’ 371 towns score higher on health. Homes are expensive, about $446K for a typical one and 6.4 times the Lawrence metro’s $70K median household income. 18% of the land in Kanwaka Township is conserved, above both the Kansas town median (2.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 28 of Kansas’ 373 towns score higher on the outdoors. The biggest park or preserve is Clinton Wildlife Area, at 1,722 acres. Kanwaka Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,493 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Kanwaka Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Kanwaka Township is from typical.
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Moving to Kanwaka Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kanwaka 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 Kanwaka Township.
Residents of Kanwaka Township are healthier than 91% of U.S. towns
Kanwaka Township beats the Kansas average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of Kanwaka Township adults feel lonely. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 9 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Kanwaka Township.
| Kanwaka Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Kanwaka Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.1% | 13% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Kanwaka Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Kanwaka Township for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Kanwaka Township is 33 minutes. Since 2013, Kanwaka Township has added 81 jobs, to 196 in 2023.
| Kanwaka Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $126,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clinton State Park | 19.9 mi | 1,101 |
| 2. Overlook Park | 0.8 mi | 17 |
| 3. Clinton Wildlife Area | — | 1,722 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Kanwaka Township has four seasons and hot summers
Kanwaka Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Kanwaka Township’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Kanwaka Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sporting Park and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kanwaka Township. Close and well known come first.
34 mi Stadium & arenaSporting Park31 mi TheatreSandstone Amphitheater
39 mi LandmarkU.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery
32 mi Stadium & arenaLegends Field
9 mi MuseumSpencer Museum of Art
9 mi MuseumUniversity of Kansas Natural History MuseumPhoto credits
Sporting Park: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · U.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery: Gorsedwa at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Legends Field: Unknown, Public domain · Spencer Museum of Art: Alan Islas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University of Kansas Natural History Museum: InaMaka, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about Kanwaka Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Kanwaka Township
About 2 of every 100 Kanwaka Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
98% of working residents leave Kanwaka Township for work
Where Kanwaka Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Kanwaka Township
Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
Kanwaka is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is located four miles west of Lawrence. The name of the community is a portmanteau of the Kansas and Wakarusa rivers.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 1,033 ft
Questions about Kanwaka Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kanwaka Township, KS expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.