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Potosi Township’s story
167 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 maps from 1958 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1859Potosi Township is settled
Potosi TownshipKS
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 bordering townsMap →
Mine Creek Bridge · Photo: g.Todd Comer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,876
2025 Census estimate · −0.1% since 2020
Median home value
$147K
Census ACS
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
41.1
years
Jobs based here
548
Balanced
Is Potosi Township a good place to live?
Potosi Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D for schools. On cost of living, just 29 of Kansas’ 373 towns do better. 16% of the land in Potosi Township is conserved, above both Kansas’ towns (2.1%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge, at 2,853 acres. Potosi Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Potosi Township stand out
Where Potosi Township beats most towns.
How Potosi Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Potosi Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $147K, 1.8 years of the Kansas City metro’s $83K median household incomeA+Open →SchoolsDOpen →Jobs & income$61K median household incomeCOpen →HealthBates County Memorial Hospital 19.3 miles awayB−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 49% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.1 of 20; 5.4% of households have no car; 3.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trailsBOpen →History2 places on the National RegisterBOpen →Civic life3.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Potosi Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Potosi Township, and how to reach them.
PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Pleasanton water system2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Potosi Township’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereLinn County ClerkLinn County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code6607566075 100%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 Potosi Township.
SchoolsD
Potosi Township’s schools rank behind 89% of Kansas districts
Its two schools are below. The public schools here belong to the Pleasanton school district. Public school enrollment in Potosi Township: 362 students across 2 schools.
11%of KS districts it outscoresDSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 200 | C |
| Pleasanton HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 162 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
OutdoorsB
Potosi Township keeps 16.1% of its land conserved
Walkers can cover 2.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density for Potosi Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile, near the Kansas town median (0.3) and below the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Parks and preserves locally: 3, covering 5,254 acres.
16.1%conserved
16.1%
conserved · 5,750 of 35,720 acres
2.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge | 0.9 mi | 2,853 |
| 2. Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area | 0.4 mi | 2,399 |
| 3. Dunlap Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
In Potosi Township, expect four seasons and hot summers
In Potosi Township, the July high is 90°F.
10″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–44°
Spring45–67°
Summer67–88°
Fall46–69°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 13
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
With only 0.8 jobs per working resident, most people in Potosi Township work out of town
For half of commuters, work is under 39 miles away. The mean commuting time in Potosi Township is 31 minutes. Commuting out is the norm locally: 14% of working residents work locally. Jobs based in Potosi Township grew to 548 in 2023, 142 more than in 2013.
14%work in town
| Potosi Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Potosi Township14%
Mound City8%
Pleasanton7%
Fort Scott4%
Olathe4%
39 mi
median commute distance
548
jobs based in Potosi Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthB−
Residents of Potosi Township are less healthy than 54% of U.S. towns
Potosi Township: 17% of adults smoke cigarettes. Among adults here, 29% feel lonely.
46%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Potosi Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Potosi Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.2% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 30.3% | 25.5% |
Bates County Memorial Hospital
19.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Potosi Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 50% of Potosi Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to tornadoes.
49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Potosi Township
17pages on Potosi Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Potosi Township; the nearest are
Fort Scott Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fort Scott25 mi$3,390 in-state tuitionPittsburg State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Pittsburg54.2 mi$8,400 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Potosi Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Potosi Township
Township in Linn County, Kansas, U.S.
Potosi Township is a township in Linn County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,876.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Potosi Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Potosi Township.
Valley TownshipWalnut TownshipParis TownshipSheridan TownshipPotosi Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potosi Township | — | — | A+ | — | D | B− |
| Valley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paris Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sheridan Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Potosi Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Potosi Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Valley Township, Paris Township and Sheridan Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Potosi Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Potosi Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Potosi Township, KS a good place to live?
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Is Potosi Township, KS expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.