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Morgan TownshipKS

A town of 539.

Is Morgan Township a good place to live?

Morgan Township’s median age is 65 years, above both the Kansas town median (38.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 152 Kansas towns, just one has a higher share of households owning their home than Morgan Township. Jack Kriss Natural Area, at 36 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Morgan Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

539 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
East Hale TownshipSummers TownshipRovohl TownshipNorth Randall TownshipLacey TownshipEast Hale TownshipSummers TownshipRovohl TownshipNorth Randall TownshipLacey TownshipMorgan Township
Getting set up

Moving to Morgan Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Morgan Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerMidwest Energy12.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Colby water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers87% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Morgan Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsColby Public Schools Unified School District 315Which school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereThomas County ClerkThomas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code6770167701 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 Morgan Township.

Natural hazards

Morgan Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

FEMA puts 26% of Morgan Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 25% to tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.

20risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
20Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Morgan Township

Summer afternoons peak near 91° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 27 inches a winter. Summers in Morgan Township are warm, and winters chilly, with very little rain.

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–44°
Spring36–66°
Summer60–89°
Fall38–68°
Oct 9
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

About half of Morgan Township’s working residents commute to Colby

Half the trips to work are shorter than 5 miles. In Morgan Township, the typical journey to work is 16 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most people who work leave Morgan Township to do it: just 6% work in town. For Morgan Township, the typical household income is $110,000.

6%work in town
Morgan TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work16 minutes20 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$110,000$73,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town5.8%15%8%

Where working residents work

In Morgan Township6%
Colby46%
Oakley6%
Goodland3%
Hays2%
5 mi
median commute distance
259
jobs based in Morgan Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Morgan Township is

Morgan Township tracks Kansas closely on all 32 CDC measures. Among adults in the town, 30% feel lonely. In Morgan Township, just over three quarters of adults had a checkup this year, and 12% report frequent physical distress.

Morgan TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%31%33%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%77%79%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)12%13%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)10%11%12%
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Citizens Medical Center
3.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Morgan Township is conserved land

3.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 66,373 acres
3.7 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Jack Kriss Natural Area1.1 mi36

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Morgan Township

15pages on Morgan Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Morgan Township

About 8 of every 100 Morgan Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.

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Questions about Morgan Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Morgan Township, KS a good place to live?

Morgan Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.