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Kansas›Cherokee County

Pleasant View TownshipKS

A town of 556.

Is Pleasant View Township a good place to live?

Pleasant View Township’s median age is 53.8 years, above both Kansas’ towns (38.1 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 4 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a higher January low than Pleasant View Township. The biggest park or preserve is Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Buche Tract, at 90 acres. Pleasant View Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

556 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Baker TownshipShawnee TownshipOpolisBaker TownshipShawnee TownshipOpolisPleasant View Township
Getting set up

Moving to Pleasant View Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerEvergy14.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCrawford Co RWD 5No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pleasant View Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsColumbus Unified School District 493Which 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 hereCherokee County ClerkCherokee County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes66762, 66781, 66739, 6677366762 51% · 66781 35% · 66739 8% · 66773 4%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 Pleasant View Township.

Work & commute

Pleasant View Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Pleasant View Township for work: only 2% work in town. 15% of Pleasant View Township residents live below the poverty line, above both the Kansas town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Pleasant View Township’s median household income is $61,000.

2%work in town
Pleasant View TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town1.6%15%8%
Below the poverty line15%9.1%9.6%
Median household income$61,000$73,000$80,000
Average trip to work20 minutes20 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Pleasant View Township2%
Pittsburg27%
Columbus8%
Joplin6%
Parsons5%
15 mi
median commute distance
31
jobs based in Pleasant View Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Pleasant View Township

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.

74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
74High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Pleasant View Township

Pleasant View Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Pleasant View Township is 90°F.

8″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–47°
Spring46–68°
Summer67–89°
Fall48–70°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Pleasant View Township is

Pleasant View Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Pleasant View Township.

Pleasant View TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%15%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)41%37%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)30%26%25%
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better18 too close to call14 worse
What stands outPleasant View TownshipKS
More older adults who have lost all their teeth17.6%11.3%
More adults with COPD9.3%6.7%
More adults without reliable transportation9.5%7.1%
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg
9.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Pleasant View Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation

0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 33,394 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area Buche Tract—90

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pleasant View Township

16pages on Pleasant View Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant View Township

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Pleasant View Township for work

Where Pleasant View Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

27% → Pittsburg Pittsburg 27% 8% → Columbus Columbus 8% 6% → Joplin Joplin 6% 5% → Parsons Parsons 5% 4% → Girard Girard 4% 3% → Fort Scott Fort Scott 3% Pleasant View Township · 2% stay
31jobs based in Pleasant View Township
2%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Pleasant View Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Pleasant View Township is a township in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 585.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
52 sq mi
Elevation
860 ft

Questions about Pleasant View Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Pleasant View Township, KS a good place to live?

Pleasant View Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.