North TownshipKS
A town of 580.
Is North Township a good place to live?
North Township’s median age is 57.3 years, against 38.1 years in Kansas’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 10 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than North Township. Parsons Filled Arch Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. North Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes North Township stand out
Where North Township beats most towns.
580 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to North Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in North 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 North Township.
More middle-aged adults than Kansas overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 62% of residents (36% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (23% statewide). North Township has lost 2.5% of its people since 2020, down to 580 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% 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 37% and 61% women
The Census survey reached too few of North Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.8 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| North Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1.8% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.9% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 38.1% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.6% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 35.3% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.8% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0.9% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
About half of North Township’s working residents commute to Parsons
Most working residents leave North Township for work: only 5% work in town. At $98,000, North Township’s median household income is above both Kansas’ towns ($73,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in North Township grew to 497 in 2023, 74 more than in 2013.
| North Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
North Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 34 flood insurance claims have been paid out in North Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Township has four seasons and hot summers
North Township has chilly winters and warm summers. North Township’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy North Township is
North Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 40% of North Township adults have high blood pressure.
| North Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | North Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.2% | 3.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.7% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about North Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Township
About 1 of every 100 North Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Every workday, about 486 people come to North Township for work
Where North Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About North Township
Township in Labette County, Kansas, U.S.
North Township is a township in Labette County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 591.
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Questions about North Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Township, KS a good place to live?
North Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.