Pawnee TownshipKS
A town of 665.
Is Pawnee Township a good place to live?
1.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pawnee Township, below both Kansas’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 3 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of households owning their home than Pawnee Township. Fort Larned National Historic Site, at 367 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Pawnee Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Pawnee Township stand out
Where Pawnee Township beats most towns.
665 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pawnee Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pawnee 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 Pawnee Township.
Pawnee Township has 3.6 jobs for every working resident, and 866 people commute in
About one in 4 of Pawnee Township’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Pawnee Township grew to 927 in 2023, 920 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Larned (17%), Great Bend (10%) and Wichita (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Pawnee Township, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in Pawnee Township
Pawnee Township has chilly winters and hot summers. Pawnee Township’s July high is 92°F, where Kansas’ towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pawnee Township is
Pawnee Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 17% of Pawnee Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Pawnee Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pawnee Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.9% | 11.3% |
| More smokers | 17.2% | 14% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pawnee Township has set aside 2.8% of its land for conservation
2.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Pawnee Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Pawnee Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fort Larned National Historic Site | 1.6 mi | 367 |
| 2. Camp Pawnee | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Pawnee Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pawnee Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Pawnee Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Every workday, about 866 people come to Pawnee Township for work
Where Pawnee Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pawnee Township
Township in Pawnee County, Kansas, U.S.
Pawnee Township is a township in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 649.
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Questions about Pawnee Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pawnee Township, KS a good place to live?
Pawnee Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.