Mound TownshipKS
Is Mound Township a good place to live?
Mound Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
726 people, and everyone knows the way
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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.
The average trip to work in Mound Township is longer than in most of Kansas or the rest of the country
Among 152 Kansas towns, just 8 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Mound Township. Half of commuters travel less than 35 miles. The top destinations are Olathe (14%), Paola (13%) and Overland Park (11%).
| Mound Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 45 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A younger population than Kansas as a whole
Population is up 3.3% in Mound Township since 2020, to 726 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. People 65 and older are 5% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (36% statewide). The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 30%, against 36% across Kansas.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 35% and 69% women
The Census survey reached too few of Mound Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±17 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Mound Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 26% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 1.9% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.3% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 20.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.3% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 22.7% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.7% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.3% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 60.3% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 6.1% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.2% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Mound Township
The peak summer temperature in Mound Township is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mound Township is
The share of adults in Mound Township who smoke cigarettes is 17%, where Kansas’ towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 14%. For adults here, the share who feel lonely is 30%.
| Mound Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Mound Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17% | 14% |
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 29.9% | 25.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Mound Township, mostly inland flooding
Compared with 57% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Mound Township is higher. FEMA puts 53% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Mound Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mound Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Mound Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
100% of working residents leave Mound Township for work
Where Mound Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mound Township
Township in Miami County, Kansas, U.S.
Mound Township is a township in Miami County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 700.
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Is Mound Township, KS a good place to live?
Mound Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.