Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Mound City Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for civic life; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 6 have a higher share of residents 65 or older than Mound City Township. Mound City Township is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns. Mound City Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mound City Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Mound City Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1885.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mound City 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 Mound City Township.
Employers in Mound City Township shed 32 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 366. Commuting out is the norm here: 15% of working residents work locally. In Mound City Township, the average trip to work is 27 minutes. Its typical household income stands at $64,000, against $73,000 in Kansas’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Mound City Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Jayhawk school district runs its public schools. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Mound City Township teach 574 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayhawk ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 311 | B |
| Jayhawk-Linn HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 263 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
College graduates make up just over a quarter of adults 25 and older, against 36% across Kansas. People 65 and older are 27% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide). In Mound City Township, 28% of residents are under 18, where Kansas’ towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 22%. The age of the median resident for Mound City Township comes to 44.1 years.
| Mound City Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.1 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Mound City Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.7% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.9% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.9% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.7% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.4% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.3% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.5% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.3% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 23° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Mound City Township who say their health is fair or poor: 20%. The town does better than the Kansas average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 9. Two figures for adults in the town: 39% have high blood pressure, 13% have diabetes. Only 7 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Mound City Township.
| Mound City Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mound City Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8% | 9.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in just over half of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim in Mound City Township since 2024. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 50% come from inland flooding and 15% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.3 miles of trail. In Mound City Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Mound City Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Mound City Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Mound City Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Where Mound City Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City and County seat in Kansas, United States
Mound City is a city in and the county seat of Linn County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 647.
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