Mingona TownshipKS
A town of 67, settled in 1885.
Is Mingona Township a good place to live?
Mingona Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
67 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mingona Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mingona 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 Mingona Township.
In Mingona Township, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
Paid flood insurance claims in Mingona Township since 1996: one. Expected losses in Mingona Township break down as 42% from cold waves and 19% from wildfires.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Kansas and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Mingona Township is hotter
Summers in Mingona Township are hot, and winters chilly. July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 21° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mingona Township is
33% of Mingona Township adults sleep under 7 hours. The town does better than the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13. No town among the 151 in Kansas we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Mingona Township. Two figures for adults here: 15% have diabetes, 28% feel lonely.
| Mingona Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mingona Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Mingona Township is conserved land
18 miles of trail. In Mingona Township, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mingona Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mingona Township; the nearest are
College town 27 of every 100 Mingona Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Mingona Township
Unincorporated community in Barber County, Kansas
Mingona is an unincorporated community in Mingona Township, Barber County, Kansas, United States. It is located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northwest of Medicine Lodge.
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- Elevation
- 1,572 ft
Questions about Mingona Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mingona Township, KS a good place to live?
Mingona Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.