Lincoln TownshipKS
Some 1,582 people live in this town, in Kansas.
Is Lincoln Township a good place to live?
The best of Lincoln Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Lincoln Township. Lincoln Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lincoln Township stand out
Where Lincoln Township beats most towns.
Every workday, about 1,120 people come to Lincoln Township for work
Where Lincoln Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lincoln Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Lincoln Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lincoln Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township.
With 1.9 jobs for every working resident, Lincoln Township draws in 1,120 commuters
The median commute is under 16 miles. Jobs in Lincoln Township grew by 475 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,213. Most people who work leave Lincoln Township to do it: just 15% work in town. Lincoln Township: 4.5% of residents live below the poverty line, below both the Kansas town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Lincoln Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, Lincoln Township’s schools beat 54% of Kansas districts
Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Lincoln Township teach 399 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 283 | B |
| Solomon HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 116 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Lincoln Township: four seasons and hot summers
The midsummer high for Lincoln Township comes to 93°F, against 91°F in Kansas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Lincoln Township: inland flooding
FEMA puts just over two fifths of Lincoln Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lincoln Township is healthier than 55% of U.S. towns
Lincoln Township: 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours. In Lincoln Township, 30% of adults feel lonely, and 39% have obesity.
| Lincoln Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Lincoln Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 13% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Lincoln Township is conserved land
3.0 miles of trail. The trail density in Lincoln Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lincoln Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lincoln Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Lincoln Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Lincoln Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Lincoln Township is a township in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,535.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,211 ft
Lincoln Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Lincoln Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | — | — | A | — | B− | B− |
| Grant Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abilene | #61 | B | B+ | C+ | B | B |
| Dayton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Solomon | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | B |
| Garfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willowdale Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lincoln Township and Solomon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lincoln Township and Solomon report no FBI crime data of their own. Grant Township, Dayton Township, Garfield Township and Willowdale Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lincoln Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lincoln Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lincoln Township, KS a good place to live?
Some 1,582 people live in this town, in Kansas.
Is Lincoln Township, KS expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.