Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Today 674 people live in this town, first founded in 1869.
Only one of the 152 Kansas towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Mound Valley Township. The biggest park or preserve is Big Hill Wildlife Area, at 747 acres. Mound Valley 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: 138 in 1880, a peak of 956 in 1910, 348 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1946 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mound Valley 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 Valley Township.
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Labette County school district. 136 students attend Mound Valley Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Valley ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 136 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
The median commute is under 16 miles. Employers in Mound Valley Township added 23 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 65. 13% of Mound Valley Township residents live below the poverty line, where Kansas’ towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. For Mound Valley Township, the average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Mound Valley Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 91° on a July afternoon, with about 16 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
18% of Mound Valley Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both Kansas’ towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). Among adults locally, 30% get no exercise outside work.
| Mound Valley Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mound Valley Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.2% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 6.7% |
| More smokers | 18.4% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails total 8.1 miles in 1 park or preserve. For Mound Valley Township, the trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Mound Valley Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Hill Wildlife Area | 0.2 mi | 747 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mound Valley Township
About 1 of every 100 Mound Valley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Where Mound Valley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Labette County, Kansas
Mound Valley is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 348.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mound Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.