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Lincoln TownshipKS

A town of 141.

Is Lincoln Township a good place to live?

Lincoln Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

141 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to Lincoln Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Lincoln Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOsage Co RWD 4No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lincoln Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMarais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456West Franklin Unified School District 2872 districts serve Lincoln Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereOsage County ClerkOsage County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes66510, 66528, 6687166510 62% · 66528 21% · 66871 17%Census 2020

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.

Who lives here

More children than Kansas overall

Among adults 25 and older in Lincoln Township, 43% hold a bachelor’s degree or more, above both Kansas’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Children under 18 are nearly half of residents (24% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 2% of residents (23% statewide). Also worth knowing: the town has grown 2.2% since 2020, to 141 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.

34.6median age · KS 37.4
Lincoln TownshipKansasUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma0%
High school35%
Some college20%
Associate’s2%
Bachelor’s38%
Graduate4%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 31% and 64% women

The Census survey reached too few of Lincoln Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.6 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Lincoln Township
Lincoln TownshipKSU.S.
Under 1016.9%12.5%11.6%
10 to 1731.7%11.3%10.3%
18 to 240%10.2%9.1%
25 to 342.2%12.9%13.7%
35 to 4414.2%12.9%13.2%
45 to 548.7%11.2%12.2%
55 to 6416.4%12.2%12.7%
65 to 749.8%10.1%10.2%
75 and older0%6.9%7%
No diploma0%8%10.4%
High school35.1%25.4%26%
Some college20.2%21.8%19.1%
Associate’s2.1%9.1%8.8%
Bachelor’s38.3%22.2%21.6%
Graduate4.3%13.4%14.1%

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points

Work & commute

Most of Lincoln Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them

In Lincoln Township, the median household income is $99,000, against $73,000 in Kansas’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Topeka (14%), Lyndon (6%) and Osage City (5%). For half of commuters, work is under 40 miles away. Lincoln Township: 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

0%work in town
Lincoln TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Median household income$99,000$73,000$80,000
Below the poverty line7.1%9.1%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Lincoln Township0%
Topeka14%
Lyndon6%
Osage City5%
Ottawa5%
40 mi
median commute distance
4
jobs based in Lincoln Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect four seasons and hot summers in Lincoln Township

July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 21° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–43°
Spring44–66°
Summer66–88°
Fall46–68°
Oct 31
typical first frost
Apr 8
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Lincoln Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level

Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 64% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Lincoln Township, 31% come from inland flooding and 15% from ice storms.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingIce stormsTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Lincoln Township is

16% of adults report frequent mental distress in Lincoln Township. CDC measures, 32 in all: Lincoln Township beats Kansas on 7 and trails on 4. Two figures for adults in the town: 29% feel lonely, 40% have obesity. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Lincoln Township.

Lincoln TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%35%36%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%31%33%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%37%35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%34%35%
32 measures vs. Kansas
7 better21 too close to call4 worse
What stands outLincoln TownshipKS
Fewer uninsured adults7.5%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.9%11.2%
More adults who have had cancer10%8.1%
Anderson County Hospital
21.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Lincoln Township is conserved land

2.6 miles of trail. Lincoln Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 20,509 acres
2.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lincoln Township

16pages on Lincoln Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Lincoln Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Lincoln Township for work

Where Lincoln Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Topeka Topeka 14% 6% → Lyndon Lyndon 6% 5% → Osage City Osage City 5% 5% → Ottawa Ottawa 5% 5% → Wichita Wichita 5% 5% → Olathe Olathe 5% Lincoln Township · 0% stay
4jobs based in Lincoln Township
0%of working residents work in town
40 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lincoln Township

Township in Osage County, Kansas, U.S.

Lincoln Township is a township in Osage County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 145.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Questions about Lincoln Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Lincoln Township, KS a good place to live?

Lincoln Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.