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Lincoln Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Lincoln Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Kansas›Sedgwick County

Lincoln TownshipKS

556 people live in this town in Kansas.

3 bordering townsMap →
Photo of Lincoln Township

Lincoln Township, KS · Photo: United States Census Bureau, modified by User:FUBAR007 · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Lincoln Township a good place to live?

Among 152 Kansas towns, just 2 have a higher age of the median resident than Lincoln Township. Lincoln Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

556 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Richland TownshipMurdock TownshipGrant TownshipRichland TownshipMurdock TownshipGrant TownshipLincoln Township
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
WaterSedgwick Co RWD 1No 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
SchoolsRemington-Whitewater Unified School District 206Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 2622 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 hereSedgwick County Election CommissionerSedgwick County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2026
ZIP codes67147, 6701767147 89% · 67017 10%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.

Work & commute

Compared with most of Kansas and the rest of the country, fewer of Lincoln Township’s residents live below the poverty line

The top destinations are Wichita (68%), Andover (4%) and Bel Aire (3%). The mean commuting time for Lincoln Township comes to 19 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles.

0%work in town
Lincoln TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line1.6%9.1%9.6%
Average trip to work19 minutes20 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$85,000$73,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Lincoln Township0%
Wichita68%
Andover4%
Bel Aire3%
Riverside Township2%
14 mi
median commute distance
34
jobs based in Lincoln Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Who lives here

Fewer adults under 35 in Lincoln Township than across Kansas

Adults 18 to 34 are just over one in ten residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (36% statewide). Lincoln Township has grown 5.5% since 2020, to 556 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Four-year graduates: 32% of adults 25 and older here, 36% across Kansas.

51.3median age · KS 37.4
Lincoln TownshipKansasUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma0%
High school41%
Some college17%
Associate’s10%
Bachelor’s26%
Graduate6%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 32% and 59% women

The Census survey reached too few of Lincoln Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.7 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Lincoln Township
Lincoln TownshipKSU.S.
Under 1014.2%12.5%11.6%
10 to 179.5%11.3%10.3%
18 to 241.6%10.2%9.1%
25 to 3410.7%12.9%13.7%
35 to 448.2%12.9%13.2%
45 to 5423.1%11.2%12.2%
55 to 6413.2%12.2%12.7%
65 to 749.5%10.1%10.2%
75 and older9.9%6.9%7%
No diploma0%8%10.4%
High school41.4%25.4%26%
Some college17.1%21.8%19.1%
Associate’s9.7%9.1%8.8%
Bachelor’s25.7%22.2%21.6%
Graduate6.1%13.4%14.1%

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

Lincoln Township has four seasons and hot summers

Lincoln Township’s July high is 92°F, close to Kansas’ towns (91°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–46°
Spring44–68°
Summer67–90°
Fall47–70°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Low risk in Lincoln Township, with inland flooding at the top

In Lincoln Township, the FEMA risk score is 38 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 29% come from inland flooding and 20% from tornadoes. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1979: 8.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
8
paid flood claims since 1979

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Lincoln Township is

Nearly one in ten adults worry about having enough food in Lincoln Township, against 13% in Kansas’ towns and 14% across U.S. towns. In Lincoln Township, just over a fifth of adults get no exercise outside work.

Lincoln TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%77%79%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)21%26%25%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)12%13%14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)16%18%19%
32 measures vs. Kansas
9 better23 too close to call0 worse
What stands outLincoln TownshipKS
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.5%13%
Fewer uninsured adults7.3%9.9%
Kansas Medical Center
10.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Nearby attractions

Sedgwick County Zoo and 10 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lincoln Township. Close and well known come first.

All 13 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Sedgwick County Zoo: Patrick Pelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exploration Place: 04stx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas Aviation Museum: David G. Keith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wichita Art Museum: FUBAR007, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Plains Transportation Museum: Atsf3768 at English Wikipedia, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lincoln Township

15pages on Lincoln Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Lincoln Township

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.

68% → Wichita Wichita 68% 4% → Andover Andover 4% 3% → Bel Aire Bel Aire 3% 2% → Riverside Township Riverside Township 2% 2% → Waco Township Waco Township 2% 2% → Derby Derby 2% Lincoln Township · 0% stay
34jobs based in Lincoln Township
0%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lincoln Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Lincoln Township is a township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 United States census, it had a population of 473.

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

Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
1,398 ft

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. 556 people live in this town in Kansas.