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Kansas›Meade County

Sand Creek TownshipKS

A town of 30, settled in 1873.

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Photo: Brylie · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sand Creek Township, KS · Photo: Brylie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

Is Sand Creek Township a good place to live?

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

Small town

30 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Englewood TownshipEnglewood TownshipSand Creek Township
Getting set up

Moving to Sand Creek Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Sand Creek Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerSouthern Pioneer Electric Company16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sand Creek Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMeade Unified School District 226Ashland Unified School District 220Fowler Unified School District 2253 districts serve Sand Creek Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereMeade County ClerkMeade County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code6786467864 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 Sand Creek Township.

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Sand Creek Township: drought

Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 73% of U.S. communities.

73risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
73High riskLowerHigher
DroughtWildfireHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

A typical July afternoon in Sand Creek Township is hotter than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town

Sand Creek Township brings chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 21° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–49°
Spring42–71°
Summer65–92°
Fall44–72°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 13
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Sand Creek Township is

Of 32 CDC measures, Sand Creek Township beats the Kansas average on 1 and trails it on 6. Sand Creek Township: 15% of adults binge drink. In Sand Creek Township, 30% of adults get no exercise outside work, against 26% in Kansas’ towns and 25% across U.S. towns.

Sand Creek TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)30%26%25%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%34%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)15%16%16%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better25 too close to call6 worse
What stands outSand Creek TownshipKS
More adults treating high blood pressure80.4%77.6%
More adults with COPD8.7%6.7%
Meade District Hospital
17.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Sand Creek Township is conserved land

55 miles of trail. The trail network density for Sand Creek Township comes to 0.5 miles per square mile, above Kansas’ towns (0.3) and close to U.S. towns (0.4).

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 66,940 acres
55 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sand Creek Township

16pages on Sand Creek Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Sand Creek Township; the nearest are

About Sand Creek Township

County in Kansas, United States

Official town website ↗

Meade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Meade. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,055. The county was created in 1873 and named in honor of George Meade, a Union general during the Civil War.

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

Established
1873
Area
980 sq mi

Questions about Sand Creek Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Sand Creek Township, KS a good place to live?

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