Lone Elm TownshipKS
Home to 232 people, the town was settled in 1879.
Is Lone Elm Township a good place to live?
Among 152 Kansas towns, just one has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Lone Elm Township. Lone Elm Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
232 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lone Elm Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lone Elm 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 Lone Elm Township.
Lone Elm Township has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Just 2% of Lone Elm Township’s working residents have a job in town. In Lone Elm Township, 2.3% of residents live below the poverty line. The average commute for Lone Elm Township comes to 22 minutes, above Kansas’ towns (20 minutes) but below U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Garnett (19%), Iola (8%) and Topeka (5%).
| Lone Elm Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Lone Elm Township
The July high for Lone Elm Township comes to 89°F, below the Kansas town median (91°F) but above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lone Elm Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Lone Elm Township, 32% come from inland flooding and 20% from drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lone Elm Township stands out in Kansas and nationally: a larger share of its adults smoke cigarettes
Among adults in Lone Elm Township, 30% feel lonely. No town among the 151 in Kansas we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Lone Elm Township. The town does better than the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 17. Only 4 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Lone Elm Township.
| Lone Elm Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lone Elm Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.3% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.6% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Lone Elm Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lone Elm Township
About 6 of every 100 Lone Elm Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
98% of working residents leave Lone Elm Township for work
Where Lone Elm Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lone Elm Township
City in Anderson County, Kansas
Lone Elm is a city in Lone Elm Township, Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 27.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,102 ft
- Area code
- 620
Questions about Lone Elm Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lone Elm Township, KS a good place to live?
Lone Elm Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.