Ozawkie TownshipKS
A town of 1,638, settled in 1855.
Is Ozawkie Township a good place to live?
The best of Ozawkie Township’s subject grades are a B+ for incomes and civic life; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Ozawkie Township. Ozawkie Township's public schools trail 78% of Kansas towns on state tests and graduation. Only 2 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Ozawkie Township. 36% of the land in Ozawkie Township is conserved, where Kansas’ towns sit at 2.1% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Perry Lake Recreation Area, 9,865 acres with 3.8 miles of trail. Ozawkie Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Ozawkie Township for work
Where Ozawkie Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Ozawkie Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Ozawkie Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Ozawkie Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ozawkie 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 Ozawkie Township.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Ozawkie Township
4.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. At 0.1 miles per square mile, Ozawkie Township’s trail density is against 0.3 in Kansas’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Perry Lake Recreation Area | 3.8 mi | 9,865 |
| 2. Old Town Park | — | 82 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Very high risk in Ozawkie Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ozawkie Township stands out in Kansas and nationally, with fewer of its residents who live below the poverty line
1.6% of Ozawkie Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Ozawkie Township has added 27 jobs, to 84 in 2023. Ozawkie Township’s median household income is $99,000.
| Ozawkie Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ozawkie Township has four seasons and hot summers
Ozawkie Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Ozawkie Township is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Ozawkie Township are healthier than 62% of U.S. towns
Ozawkie Township beats the Kansas average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 30% of adults feel lonely in Ozawkie Township.
| Ozawkie Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ozawkie Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 13% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More middle-aged adults than Kansas overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (36% statewide); children under 18 are 19% of residents (24% statewide). 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Kansas.
| Ozawkie Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.6 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Ozawkie Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.9% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.2% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.9% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.4% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Ozawkie Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ozawkie Township; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Ozawkie Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
About Ozawkie Township
City in Kansas, United States
Ozawkie is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 638. Located adjacent to Perry Lake, Ozawkie formerly existed in a different location but was relocated without the aid of government funding prior to the reservoir's construction.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,001 ft
- ZIP code
- 66070
- Area code
- 785
Ozawkie Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Ozawkie Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozawkie Township | — | — | B | — | C− | B |
| Fairview Township | — | — | B− | — | B | B |
| Oskaloosa Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Rock Creek Township | #40 | B+ | B | — | A− | B+ |
| Delaware Township | — | — | B | — | D | B |
Ozawkie Township, Fairview Township, Oskaloosa Township and Delaware Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ozawkie Township, Fairview Township, Oskaloosa Township, Rock Creek Township and Delaware Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ozawkie Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Ozawkie Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ozawkie Township, KS expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.