Mission TownshipKS
A town of 894 in Kansas.
Is Mission Township a good place to live?
Among 152 Kansas towns, just 8 have a higher age of the median resident than Mission Township. 10% of the land in Mission Township is conserved, above both Kansas’ towns (2.1%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Neosho Wildlife Area, at 3,015 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Mission Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
894 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Mission Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mission 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 Mission Township.
A older population than Kansas as a whole
Here, 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 36% in Kansas as a whole. People 65 and older are 26% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide).
| Mission Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.4 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 57% are men (KS 42%).
| Mission Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.2% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.8% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.3% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.7% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.2% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17.4% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.4% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.3% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points
The schools Mission Township’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Chetopa-St. Paul school district. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The 3 public schools in Mission Township teach 262 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 148 | A− |
| St. Paul High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 56 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
Natural hazards: high risk in Mission Township, mostly inland flooding
In Mission Township, the FEMA risk score is 68 of 100. Expected losses in Mission Township break down as 48% from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mission Township has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Just 9% of Mission Township’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Mission Township shed 69 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 314. 4.4% of Mission Township residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 19 miles away.
| Mission Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.5% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mission Township has set aside 10.2% of its land for conservation
Mission Township’s density of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile. 3.1 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Neosho Wildlife Area | 1.7 mi | 3,015 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Mission Township is
Among adults in Mission Township, 12% have diabetes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Mission Township is ahead of Kansas on 5 and behind on 5. 20% of adults in the town have been diagnosed with depression; 38% have high blood pressure.
| Mission Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Mission Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mission Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mission Township
About 3 of every 100 Mission Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Mission Township
Township in Neosho County, Kansas, U.S.
Mission Township is a township in Neosho County, Kansas, United States.
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Questions about Mission Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mission Township, KS a good place to live?
Mission Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.