Pike TownshipKS
A town of 831.
Is Pike Township a good place to live?
Among 152 Kansas towns, just 2 have a higher median age than Pike Township. Pike Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Pike Township has shrunk 22% since 2010
1,034 counted in 2010 and 784 in 2020; an estimated 831 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Moving to Pike Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pike 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 Pike Township.
A smaller share of residents in Pike Township live below the poverty line than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
0.9% of Pike Township residents live below the poverty line, below both the Kansas town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The median household income in Pike Township is $91,000. Jobs based in Pike Township fell to 90 in 2023, 29 fewer than in 2013.
| Pike Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Pike Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Pike Township, expect four seasons and hot summers
Pike Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Pike Township’s July high is 90°F, against 91°F in Kansas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pike Township is
Pike Township beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 14% of Pike Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Pike Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 77% | 79% |
| What stands out | Pike Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 14.3% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pike Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
3.4 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Pike Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pike Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi National PreserveTallgrass Prairie National Preserve28K visitors a year
6 mi MuseumNational Teachers Hall of Fame6 mi Zoo & aquariumDavid Traylor Zoo of EmporiaPhoto credits
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: Samstone13, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Teachers Hall of Fame: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Pike Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pike Township
About 2 of every 100 Pike Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
831 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Pike Township
Township in Lyon County, Kansas, U.S.
Pike Township is a township in Lyon County, Kansas, United States.
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Questions about Pike Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pike Township, KS a good place to live?
Pike Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.