Marquette Kansas Library block, 2008
Marquette Township’s story
153 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1888.
- 1873Marquette Township is settled
Marquette TownshipKS
This town of 715 people was settled in 1873.
Population
715
2025 Census estimate · −2.2% since 2020
Median home value
$98K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
56.4
years
Jobs based here
142
A commuter town
Is Marquette Township a good place to live?
12% of residents are under 18 in Marquette Township, below both the Kansas town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). No town among the 152 in Kansas we compare has a higher median age than Marquette Township. Marquette Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
715 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Falun TownshipSouth Sharps Creek TownshipLangley TownshipUnion TownshipMarquette Township
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Marquette Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marquette Township, and how to reach them.
PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Marquette water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers86% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Marquette 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 hereMcPherson County ClerkMcPherson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code6746467464 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 Marquette Township.
Work & commute
Most of Marquette Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most people who work leave Marquette Township to do it: just 4% work in town. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Marquette Township. Since 2013, Marquette Township has added 44 jobs, to 142 in 2023. For Marquette Township, the typical journey to work is 29 minutes.
4%work in town
| Marquette Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Marquette Township4%
McPherson18%
Hutchinson12%
McPherson Township9%
Salina8%
21 mi
median commute distance
142
jobs based in Marquette Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Marquette Township has four seasons and hot summers
Marquette Township’s July high stands at 93°F.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–44°
Spring43–67°
Summer66–91°
Fall45–70°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in Marquette Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level
One declared disaster, in 2007, has brought federal aid to Marquette Township households. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 62% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 30% come from inland flooding and 24% from tornadoes.
62risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
Marquette Township stands out in Kansas and nationally, with fewer of its adults who binge drink
For adults in Marquette Township, the share who have high blood pressure is 41%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Marquette Township is ahead of Kansas on 8 and behind on 7.
| Marquette Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Kansas
8 better17 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Marquette Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 13% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 8.1% |
Lindsborg Community Hospital
9.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
0% of Marquette Township is conserved land
9.1 miles of trail. In Marquette Township, the trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,943 acres
9.1 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Marquette Township
17pages on Marquette Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Marquette Township
About 2 of every 100 Marquette Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Marquette Township for work
Where Marquette Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
142jobs based in Marquette Township
4%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Marquette Township
City in McPherson County, Kansas
Marquette is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 599. It is located between K-4 and the Smoky Hill River.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1874
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,388 ft
- ZIP code
- 67464
- Area code
- 785
Questions about Marquette Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Marquette Township, KS a good place to live?
Marquette Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.