Mound TownshipKS
A town of 2,350. Public schools that outperform most of Kansas.
Is Mound Township a good place to live?
The best of Mound Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 37% of residents are 65 or older in Mound Township, where Kansas’ towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 18%. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 2 have a higher median age than Mound Township. The biggest park or preserve is Black Kettle State Fishing Lake, at 36 acres. Mound Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Mound Township stand out
Where Mound Township beats most towns.
Every workday, about 1,455 people come to Mound Township for work
Where Mound Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Mound Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Mound Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Mound Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mound 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 Mound Township.
With 1.7 jobs for every working resident, Mound Township draws in 1,455 commuters
About one in 5 of Mound Township’s working residents works in town. Mound Township’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, below both Kansas’ towns (20 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Mound Township grew to 1,650 in 2023, 265 more than in 2013.
| Mound Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mound Township’s public schools outperform 71% of Kansas districts
Its public schools are run by the Moundridge school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moundridge ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 182 | B+ |
| Moundridge HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 160 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Older than Kansas overall
31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Kansas.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 41% and 65% women
The Census survey reached too few of Mound Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.2 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Mound Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.2% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.6% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 21.6% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.7% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.8% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Mound Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mound Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in Mound Township
Mound Township has chilly winters and hot summers. Mound Township’s July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Mound Township binge drink than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
14% of Mound Township adults binge drink. Mound Township beats the Kansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 32% of Mound Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Mound Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mound Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.4% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Black Kettle State Fishing Lake | — | 36 |
| 2. William P. Pack Memorial Park | — | 19 |
| 3. Black Kettle East/West Parks | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mound Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Mound Township
About 3 of every 100 Mound Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Mound Township
Township in McPherson County, Kansas, US
Mound Township is a township in McPherson County, Kansas, United States.
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Mound Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Mound Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | B |
| Garden Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meridian Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Turkey Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lone Tree Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mound Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Mound Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Garden Township, Meridian Township, Turkey Creek Township and Lone Tree Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mound Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Mound Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mound Township, KS a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Kansas.
Is Mound Township, KS expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.