Kaw TownshipKS
256 residents make their home in this town in Kansas.
Is Kaw Township a good place to live?
Kaw Township’s median age is 58.8 years, where Kansas’ towns sit at 38.1 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only one of the 152 Kansas towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Kaw Township. Kaw Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
256 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Kaw Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kaw 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 Kaw Township.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Kaw Township: inland flooding
Expected losses in Kaw Township break down as 57% from inland flooding and 13% from wildfires. Its risk rating from FEMA comes in at 81 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Kaw Township’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Topeka (17%), Manhattan (11%) and Wamego (10%). Just 1% of Kaw Township’s working residents have a job in town. 13% of Kaw Township residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 24 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Kaw Township is
Among adults in Kaw Township, 16% smoke cigarettes. The town tracks Kansas closely on all 32 CDC measures.
| Kaw Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 77% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 31% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Kaw Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Kaw Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Kaw Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
99% of working residents leave Kaw Township for work
Where Kaw Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Kaw Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kaw Township, KS a good place to live?
Kaw Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.