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Kansas›Pawnee County

Morton TownshipKS

A town of 46.

Is Morton Township a good place to live?

100% of residents live below the poverty line in Morton Township, above both Kansas’ towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 152 Kansas towns, just one has a higher home-ownership rate than Morton Township. Morton Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

46 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Pleasant Ridge TownshipGrant TownshipPawnee TownshipPleasant Ridge TownshipGrant TownshipPawnee TownshipMorton Township
Getting set up

Moving to Morton Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerMidwest Energy12.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Morton Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsFort Larned Unified School District 495Pawnee Heights Unified School District 4962 districts serve Morton Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 herePawnee County ClerkPawnee County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2021
ZIP code6755067550 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 Morton Township.

Natural hazards

High risk in Morton Township, with drought at the top

The FEMA hazard score in Morton Township is 68 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid 2 claims in the town since 1993. Expected losses in Morton Township break down as 28% from drought and 26% from hail.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
DroughtHailInland flooding
2
paid flood claims since 1993

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers: that is Morton Township’s year

The midsummer high for Morton Township comes to 93°F.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–46°
Spring41–68°
Summer64–90°
Fall43–70°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Morton Township is

The share of adults in Morton Township who have obesity is 38%, near the Kansas town median (37%) and above the median of U.S. towns (35%). For adults in the town, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 20%.

Morton TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%15%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)20%22%23%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%26%25%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%34%35%
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outMorton TownshipKS
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.5%11.3%
More adults with COPD8.2%6.7%
More smokers17%14%
Pawnee Valley Community Hospital
10.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Morton Township is conserved land

10 miles of trail. Morton Township’s concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,708 acres
10 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Morton Township

14pages on Morton Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Morton Township; the nearest are

About Morton Township

Township in Pawnee County, Kansas, U.S.

Morton Township is a township in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 31.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
1,342 ft

Questions about Morton Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Morton Township, KS a good place to live?

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