Lincoln TownshipKS
A town of 2,730.
Is Lincoln Township a good place to live?
Lincoln Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $160K, 1.9 years of the Kansas City metro’s $83K median household income. It grades B− overall, 78th among Kansas's 150 graded towns. On the plus side, it has 13 miles of trail. Lincoln Township’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On history, just 25 of Kansas’ 373 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Linn County Park, at 1,080 acres.
13 miles of trails in Lincoln Township
20.9% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
How Lincoln Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Lincoln Township is from typical.
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Moving to Lincoln Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lincoln Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lincoln Township.
Lincoln Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Kansas; it also has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Most of Lincoln Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here fell from 843 in 2013 to 667. The average commute for its 972 working residents takes 36.7 minutes, against 19.7 across Kansas.
Most working residents leave Lincoln Township for work: only 17% work in town. Jobs based in Lincoln Township fell to 667 in 2023, 176 fewer than in 2013. Lincoln Township’s median household income is $56,000.
| Lincoln Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lincoln Township’s schools rank behind 54% of Kansas districts
Its public schools are run by the Prairie View school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacygne ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 221 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Linn County Park | 0.7 mi | 1,080 |
| 2. La Cygne Wildlife Area | — | 288 |
| 3. Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area | — | 95 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Residents of Lincoln Township are less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
Against the 7,822 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lincoln Township’s, it is healthier than 60%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Lincoln Township beats the Kansas average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 29% of Lincoln Township adults feel lonely.
| Lincoln Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lincoln Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.4% | 9.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.5% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lincoln Township has four seasons and hot summers
The Butler 4w weather station, 16 miles away, records that about 47 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 78% of Kansas places with climate records. July afternoons average 89.2°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 86% of Kansas places with climate records; January nights average 21.7°.
Lincoln Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Lincoln Township is 89°F. About 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Lincoln Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 89°F | 91°F | 85°F |
| January low | 22°F | 21°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lincoln Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lincoln Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lincoln Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Lincoln Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
83% of working residents leave Lincoln Township for work
Where Lincoln Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lincoln Township
Township in Linn County, Kansas, U.S.
Lincoln Township is a township in Linn County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,525.
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Lincoln Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Lincoln Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | #78 | B− | A | — | B− | C |
| Scott Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sugar Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miami Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Linn Valley | — | — | A | — | B− | C− |
| La Cygne | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C |
Linn Valley and La Cygne have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lincoln Township, Linn Valley and La Cygne report no FBI crime data of their own. Scott Township, Valley Township, Sugar Creek Township and Miami 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?
Lincoln Township grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #78 of 150 in Kansas. It grades C for health and B− for schools.
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.