Salamanca TownshipKS
A town of 461.
Is Salamanca Township a good place to live?
Salamanca Township’s median age is 57.6 years, above both Kansas’ towns (38.1 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 152 Kansas towns, just 3 have a higher January low than Salamanca Township. Salamanca Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
461 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Salamanca Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Salamanca 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 Salamanca Township.
Older than Kansas overall
For Salamanca Township, that is where Kansas’ towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. People 65 and older are 36% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 5% of residents (23% statewide). Salamanca Township has lost 2.7% of its people since 2020, down to 461 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 40% and 75% women
The Census survey reached too few of Salamanca Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±17.3 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Salamanca Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.4% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.8% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.5% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.2% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 35.9% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.6% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 54.1% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 9.4% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.3% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 24.5% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Salamanca Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Salamanca Township for work: only 0% work in town. The average trip to work in Salamanca Township is 15 minutes. The top destinations are Columbus (20%), Pittsburg (12%) and Joplin (9%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Salamanca Township has four seasons and hot summers
Salamanca Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Salamanca Township’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Salamanca Township is
Salamanca Township beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 43% of adults have obesity in Salamanca Township. Only 6 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Salamanca Township.
| Salamanca Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Salamanca Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Salamanca Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Salamanca Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Salamanca Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Salamanca Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
100% of working residents leave Salamanca Township for work
Where Salamanca Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Salamanca Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Salamanca Township is a township in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 493.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 906 ft
Questions about Salamanca Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Salamanca Township, KS a good place to live?
Salamanca Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.