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A town of 1,689, settled in 1854. 36% more nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
The best of Lecompton Township’s subject grades are an A− for health and an A for civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 15 of Kansas’ 373 towns score higher on hazard risk. Lecompton Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them William Henry House. Lecompton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lecompton Township beats most towns.
Where Lecompton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Lecompton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 284 in 1880, a low of 250 in 1940, 588 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1949 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lecompton Township. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Stadium & arenaSporting Park
36 mi LandmarkU.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery30 mi TheatreSandstone Amphitheater
31 mi Stadium & arenaLegends Field
13 mi National Historical ParkBrown v. Board of Education National Historical Park18K visitors a year
11 mi MuseumSpencer Museum of ArtSporting 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 · Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park: James Michael DuPont, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spencer Museum of Art: Alan Islas, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lecompton 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 Lecompton Township.
Lecompton Township beats the Kansas average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 27% of Lecompton Township adults feel lonely, below both the Kansas town median (31%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 31% of Lecompton Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Lecompton Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lecompton Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 13% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Perry Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecompton ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 298 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Lecompton Township for work: only 2% work in town. At 29 minutes, Lecompton Township’s average trip to work is above both Kansas’ towns (20 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Lecompton Township grew to 455 in 2023, 221 more than in 2013.
| Lecompton Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lecompton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (36% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (23% statewide). Lecompton Township’s median age is 48.1 years. Lecompton Township has grown 3.1% since 2020, to 1,689 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Lecompton Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.1 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 17% | 18% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.7 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 79% are men (KS 53%).
| Lecompton Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.5% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.9% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.5% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.7% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.8% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Lecompton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Lecompton Township is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Hall Nature Reserve, at 118 acres.
| Lecompton Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hall Nature Reserve | — | 118 |
| 2. Rowena Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Lecompton Township
About 1 of every 100 Lecompton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Kansas, United States
Lecompton (pronounced ) is a city in Lecompton Township, Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 588. Lecompton, located on the Kansas River, was the de jure territorial capital of Kansas from 1855 to 1861, and the Douglas County seat from 1855 to 1858. Anti-slavery Lawrence became the de facto capital during the latter part of this period, when the county seat was moved there. This time period was known as Bleeding Kansas, due to the violence perpetrated by opposing pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the eastern part of the state. Lecompton was a hotbed of pro-slavery sentiment during the mid-1800s.
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6 towns share a border with Lecompton Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecompton Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | A− |
| Kentucky Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | B+ |
| Rural Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tecumseh Township | #43 | B+ | B− | — | B | B |
| Kanwaka Township | — | — | C | — | B | A |
| Kaw Township | — | — | A− | — | B | B+ |
| Wakarusa Township | — | — | C− | — | B | A− |
Lecompton Township, Kentucky Township, Kanwaka Township, Kaw Township and Wakarusa Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lecompton Township, Kentucky Township, Tecumseh Township, Kanwaka Township, Kaw Township and Wakarusa Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Rural Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lecompton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
36% more nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
