Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 459, settled in 1870.
No town among the 152 in Kansas we compare has a lower July high than Morrill Township. Morrill Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 308 in 1890, a peak of 552 in 1920, 218 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1887 and 5 maps from 1888 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Morrill 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Morrill Township.
Most working residents leave Morrill Township for work: only 3% work in town. Morrill Township’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, where Kansas’ towns sit at 20 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 3.1% of Morrill Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Morrill Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Morrill Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Only 2 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower January low than Morrill Township.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In the comparison, Morrill Township comes below both Kansas’ towns (35%) and U.S. towns (36%). Morrill Township beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 30% of adults feel lonely in Morrill Township.
| Morrill Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Morrill Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Kansas average. Morrill Township’s median age is 43.6 years. Morrill Township has lost 4.4% of its people since 2020, down to 459 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Morrill Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.6 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 29% | 29% |
Somewhere between 44% and 66% women
The Census survey reached too few of Morrill Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.2 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Morrill Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.4% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.4% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.5% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.9% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.2% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.2% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.7% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.9% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.5% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morrill City Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Morrill Township; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Morrill Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
Where Morrill Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Morrill Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.