Lockport TownshipKS
A town of 437, settled in 1887.
Is Lockport Township a good place to live?
No town among the 152 in Kansas we compare has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Lockport Township. Lockport Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
437 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lockport Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lockport 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 Lockport Township.
Most of Lockport Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Lockport Township for work: only 4% work in town. Lockport Township’s average trip to work is 13 minutes, below both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Haskell Township (18%), Sublette (13%) and Dudley Township (9%).
| Lockport Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 13 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in Lockport Township
Lockport Township has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Lockport Township’s July high is 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
Lockport Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by drought
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Lockport Township is
Lockport Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 74% of adults had a checkup this year in Lockport Township.
| Lockport Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 77% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Lockport Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 13.1% | 9.9% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 14% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.2% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Lockport Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lockport Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lockport Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Lockport Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
96% of working residents leave Lockport Township for work
Where Lockport Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lockport Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Lockport Township is a township in Haskell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 465.
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- Area
- 192 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,877 ft
Questions about Lockport Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lockport Township, KS a good place to live?
Lockport Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.