143 years in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1883Sawlog Township is settled
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A town of 60, settled in 1883.
Sawlog Township’s typical journey to work is 13 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 6 have a higher July high than Sawlog Township. Sawlog Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sawlog 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Sawlog Township.
The seasons in Sawlog Township: chilly winters, hot summers. Summer afternoons peak near 93° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 19 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA puts 28% of Sawlog Township’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 23% to hail. On expected storm and flood damage, Sawlog Township sits above 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Sawlog Township, 15% of adults report frequent mental distress, below both the Kansas town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). CDC measures, 32 in all: Sawlog Township beats Kansas on 8 and trails on 2. 29% of adults feel lonely locally.
| Sawlog Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Sawlog Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 13% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
6.6 miles of trail. In Sawlog Township, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sawlog Township
About 0 of every 100 Sawlog Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Township in Kansas, United States
Sawlog Township is a township in Hodgeman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 61.
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Sawlog Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.