Pleasant TownshipKS
A town of 397.
Is Pleasant Township a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Wilson Recreation Area, at 458 acres. Pleasant Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
397 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pleasant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant 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 Pleasant Township.
The schools Pleasant Township’s kids attend
The Sylvan Grove school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Pleasant Township’s only public school teaches 144 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan-Lucas Unified Jr. srLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 144 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Top of a high hazard risk in Pleasant Township: inland flooding
Expected losses in Pleasant Township break down as 34% from inland flooding and 27% from hail. In Pleasant Township, the risk rating from FEMA is 74 of 100, above both the Kansas town median (49 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Pleasant Township, expect four seasons and hot summers
In Pleasant Township, the midsummer high is 93°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
Most people working in Pleasant Township commute elsewhere
Pleasant Township’s middle household income stands at $49,000. Most working residents leave Pleasant Township for work: only 8% work in town. The share of residents in Pleasant Township who live below the poverty line: 13%. The top destinations are Lincoln Center (20%), Salina (10%) and Sylvan Grove (8%).
| Pleasant Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.7% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults in Pleasant Township have high blood pressure than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
30% of adults get no exercise outside work in Pleasant Township. Only 6 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Pleasant Township. CDC measures, 32 in all: Pleasant Township beats Kansas on 3 and trails on 10.
| Pleasant Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 9.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.8% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pleasant Township keeps 2% of its land conserved
There are 4.4 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. Pleasant Township’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Pleasant 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% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wilson Recreation Area | 0.3 mi | 458 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Pleasant Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pleasant Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Pleasant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Pleasant Township
Township in Lincoln County, Kansas, U.S.
Pleasant Township is a township in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 419.
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Questions about Pleasant Township
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Is Pleasant Township, KS a good place to live?
Pleasant Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.