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Otter TownshipKS

A town of 34.

2025 Census estimate · +3% since 2020

Land area

52 sq mi

Is Otter Township a good place to live?

100% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Otter Township, above both the Kansas town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). No town among the 152 in Kansas we compare has a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Otter Township. Otter Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

34 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Cedar Vale · 5 mi Cedar Township · 7 mi Dexter Township · 8 mi Dexter · 9 mi Grant Township · 10 mi Cambridge · 13 mi

Windsor TownshipCedar TownshipDexter TownshipOtter Township

Getting set up

Moving to Otter Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Otter Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerEvergy14.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterChautauqua Co RWD 21 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Otter Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsCedar Vale Unified School District 285Which school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereCowley County ClerkCowley County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015

ZIP code6702467024 100%Census 2020

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 Otter Township.

Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in Otter Township is higher than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town

Otter Township’s FEMA risk score is 83 of 100, against 49 of 100 in Kansas’ towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.

83risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingWildfireTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageOtter Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters6 federal disasters · Paid out in Otter Township Get ready1.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Otter Township has four seasons and hot summers

Otter Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Otter Township is 91°F.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–47°

Spring45–69°

Summer67–89°

Fall47–71°

Oct 27

typical first frost

Apr 9

typical last frost

+0.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageOtter Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 23°Rain & snow9″ of snow a winter · 39 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of Kansas and the rest of the country, more of Otter Township’s adults smoke cigarettes

20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Otter Township. Only 3 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Otter Township. 32% of adults get no exercise outside work in Otter Township.

	Otter Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	20%	15%	14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	42%	34%	35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	15%	11%	12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	13%	14%