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Sawlog Township
Kansas›Hodgeman County

Sawlog TownshipKS

A town of 60, settled in 1883.

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Larabee, Nora E., Memorial Library · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Sawlog Township

Sawlog Township, KS · Larabee, Nora E., Memorial Library · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Sawlog Township a good place to live?

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.

Small town

60 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Center TownshipSterling TownshipGrandview TownshipSouth Roscoe TownshipSpearville TownshipCenter TownshipSterling TownshipGrandview TownshipSouth Roscoe TownshipSpearville TownshipSawlog Township
Larabee, Nora E., Memorial Library
Larabee, Nora E., Memorial Library · National Register of Historic Places
Sawlog Township’s story

143 years in pictures

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1883Sawlog Township is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Sawlog Township: who provides what

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

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PowerVictory Electric Coop Assn12.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sawlog Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHodgeman County Schools Unified School District 227Which school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereHodgeman County ClerkHodgeman County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2021
ZIP codes67854, 67876, 6780167854 52% · 67876 44% · 67801 3%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 Sawlog Township.

Climate

Sawlog Township: four seasons and hot summers

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.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–47°
Spring40–68°
Summer64–91°
Fall42–70°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

High risk in Sawlog Township, with drought at the top

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.

62risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
62High riskLowerHigher
DroughtHailInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Sawlog Township is

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 TownshipKansas townsU.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%
32 measures vs. Kansas
8 better22 too close to call2 worse
What stands outSawlog TownshipKS
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.7%13%
Fewer uninsured adults7.5%9.9%
More adults who have had cancer10%8.1%
Hodgeman County Health Center
9.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Sawlog Township is conserved land

6.6 miles of trail. In Sawlog Township, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 45,990 acres
6.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sawlog Township

17pages on Sawlog Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Sawlog Township

About Sawlog Township

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.

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

Area
72 sq mi
Elevation
2,451 ft

Questions about Sawlog Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Sawlog Township, KS a good place to live?

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