Long Island School, 1917
Long Island Township’s story
154 years in pictures
Census counts: 291 in 1910, 137 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1917 and 3 maps from 1893 on.
- 1872Long Island Township is settled
Long Island TownshipKS
214 people live in this town, settled in 1872.
Population
214
2025 Census estimate · −5.3% since 2020
Median home value
$106K
Census ACS
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
28.8
years
Jobs based here
72
A commuter town
Is Long Island Township a good place to live?
Among 152 Kansas towns, just one has a lower January low than Long Island Township. Long Island Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
214 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Granite TownshipPrairie View TownshipAlmena-District 4 TownshipLong Island Township
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Long Island Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Long Island Township, and how to reach them.
PowerMidwest Energy12.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Long Island water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Long Island Township’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections herePhillips County ClerkPhillips County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code6764767647 100%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 Long Island Township.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 31 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Work & commute
Most of Long Island Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Long Island Township: 17% of residents live below the poverty line, above both the Kansas town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The mean commuting time for Long Island Township comes to 19 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 20 miles.
3%work in town
| Long Island Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Long Island Township3%
Logan16%
Phillipsburg10%
Norton10%
Almena5%
20 mi
median commute distance
72
jobs based in Long Island Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Long Island Township, expect four seasons and hot summers
The midsummer high for Long Island Township comes to 91°F, close to Kansas’ towns (91°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).
25″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–42°
Spring38–66°
Summer62–89°
Fall39–68°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Top of a high hazard risk in Long Island Township: hail
In Long Island Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 65 of 100. 30% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hail, followed by inland flooding at 24%.
65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HailInland floodingDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Long Island Township is
For adults in Long Island Township, the share who report frequent physical distress is 15%. Only 9 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Long Island Township.
| Long Island Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Long Island Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 6.7% |
| More smokers | 18.4% | 14% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 6.4% |
Norton County Hospital
18.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,424 acres
3.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Long Island Township
17pages on Long Island Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Long Island Township; the nearest are
University of Nebraska at KearneyUniversity or college · Public · Kearney, NE57.4 mi$8,676 in-state tuitionNebraska College of Technical AgricultureCommunity college · Public · Curtis, NE68.3 mi$5,926 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Long Island Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Long Island Township for work
Where Long Island Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
72jobs based in Long Island Township
3%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Long Island Township
City in Phillips County, Kansas
Long Island is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 137.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,070 ft
- ZIP code
- 67647
- Area code
- 785
Questions about Long Island Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Long Island Township, KS a good place to live?
Long Island Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.