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A town of 2,064, settled in 1856.
Ogden Township’s best subject grade is an A− for health; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 8.9% of residents are 65 or older in Ogden Township, against 17% in Kansas’ towns and 18% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Kansas River K-18 Wildlife Area, at 147 acres. Ogden Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
2,519 counted in 2010 and 2,029 in 2020; an estimated 2,064 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Ogden Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 173 in 1890, 1,661 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 5 maps from 1886 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ogden 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 Ogden Township.
Ogden Township beats the Kansas average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 28% of adults have high blood pressure in Ogden Township, below both Kansas’ towns (34%) and U.S. towns (35%). 29% of Ogden Township adults have obesity.
| Ogden Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 77% | 79% |
| What stands out | Ogden Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.8% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.3% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 73.2% | 77.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Manhattan-Ogden school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 155 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Ogden Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Ogden Township is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Ogden Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Ogden Township has added 346 jobs, to 524 in 2023. 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Ogden Township.
| Ogden Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ogden Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Ogden Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ogden South Park | 0.5 mi | 68 |
| 2. Kansas River K-18 Wildlife Area | — | 147 |
| 3. Ogden New South Park | — | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ogden Township. Close and well known come first.
32 mi MuseumDwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home6 mi Zoo & aquariumSunset Zoo
7 mi MuseumFlint Hills Discovery Center
7 mi MuseumU.S. Cavalry MuseumDwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home: Unknown, Public domain · Flint Hills Discovery Center: Kgwo1972, CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. Cavalry Museum: US Army, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Ogden Township
About 9 of every 100 Ogden Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
6 towns share a border with Ogden Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | A− |
| Manhattan | #73 | B | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Ashland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Madison Township | — | — | C | — | B | — |
| Ogden | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Manhattan Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Wildcat Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ogden Township, Ogden and Manhattan Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ogden Township, Manhattan, Madison Township, Ogden and Manhattan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Ashland Township, Madison Township and Wildcat Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ogden Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
