Morton County WPA Bridge · National Register of Historic Places
Richfield Township’s story
140 years in pictures
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1886Richfield Township is settled
Richfield TownshipKS
Brown Hotel (Boundary Increase) · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
125
2025 Census estimate · −8.8% since 2020
Median home value
$150K
Census ACS
Household income
$53K
median
Median age
14.8
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Is Richfield Township a good place to live?
Richfield Township’s July high is 94°F, where Kansas’ towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. The biggest place to walk is Cimarron National Grassland, 14,117 acres with 46.3 miles of trail. Richfield Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Richfield Township stand out
Where Richfield Township beats most towns.
Small town
125 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Richfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Richfield Township, and how to reach them.
PowerPioneer Electric Coop11.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers32% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Richfield 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 hereMorton County ClerkMorton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes67954, 67953, 6785567954 45% · 67953 44% · 67855 11%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 Richfield Township.
Natural hazards
Drought leads a low hazard risk in Richfield Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
24risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtTornadoesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Richfield Township, expect four seasons and hot summers
Richfield Township has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 21° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
18″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–49°
Spring39–70°
Summer62–91°
Fall42–71°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Richfield Township is
On this, Richfield Township is above both the Kansas town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). Richfield Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 23% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Richfield Township.
| Richfield Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 19% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better18 too close to call14 worse
| What stands out | Richfield Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.8% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 6.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 6.4% |
Stanton County Hospital
20.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
8.8% of Richfield Township is conserved land
116 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Among 145 Kansas towns, just 9 have a higher share of conserved land than Richfield Township.
8.8%conserved
| Richfield Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.8% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
8.8%
conserved · 14,117 of 159,530 acres
116 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cimarron National Grassland | 46.3 mi | 14,117 |
| 2. Cimarron Recreation Area | — | 13 |
| 3. Conestoga Trailhead | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Richfield Township
16pages on Richfield Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Richfield Township; the nearest are
Seward County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Liberal47.6 mi$4,032 in-state tuitionOklahoma Panhandle State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Goodwell, OK47.9 mi$8,092 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Richfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Richfield Township
City in Morton County, Kansas
Richfield is a city in Morton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 30.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,389 ft
- ZIP code
- 67953
- Area code
- 620
Questions about Richfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Richfield Township, KS a good place to live?
Richfield Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.