Prairie TownshipKS
112 people live in this town in Kansas.
Is Prairie Township a good place to live?
Prairie Township’s age of the median resident is 60.6 years, above both Kansas’ towns (38.1 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 152 Kansas towns, just one has a higher home-ownership rate than Prairie Township. Prairie Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
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Prairie Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Prairie Township than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1992, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town. Expected losses in Prairie Township break down as 36% from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Prairie Township has four seasons and hot summers
Expect July afternoons of 91° and January nights of 23°, with about 7 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Prairie Township than in most of Kansas or the rest of the country
Among adults in Prairie Township, 31% get no exercise outside work and 18% smoke cigarettes. Against the Kansas average, Prairie Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 13. 14% of Prairie Township adults have diabetes. Only 2 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Prairie Township.
| Prairie Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Prairie Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.3% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Prairie Township has set aside 1.2% of its land for conservation
8.6 miles of trail. Prairie Township’s trail network density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Prairie Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Prairie Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Prairie Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Prairie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Prairie Township
Township in Wilson County, Kansas, U.S.
Prairie Township is a township in Wilson County, Kansas, United States.
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Is Prairie Township, KS a good place to live?
Prairie Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 112 people live in this town in Kansas.