Shannon TownshipKS
The town has 282 residents and lies in Kansas.
Is Shannon Township a good place to live?
Shannon Township’s age of the median resident is 53.7 years, above both Kansas’ towns (38.1 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only one of the 152 Kansas towns we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Shannon Township. Shannon Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
282 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Shannon Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shannon 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 Shannon Township.
Fewer of Shannon Township’s working residents work locally than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles. The top destinations are Manhattan (27%), Onaga (13%) and Westmoreland (8%). Among residents in Shannon Township, 6.8% live below the poverty line.
| Shannon Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Shannon Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Shannon Township sits above 72% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts just over a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 33% to wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Shannon Township: four seasons and hot summers
Expect chilly winters and warm summers in Shannon Township. Summer afternoons peak near 89° in July, and January nights bottom out around 18°; snowfall runs to about 18 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Shannon Township is
Shannon Township: 16% of adults report frequent mental distress. Two figures for adults here: 30% feel lonely, 38% have high blood pressure.
| Shannon Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Shannon Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.3% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.6% of the land in Shannon Township is protected from building
3.0 miles of trail. The trail density in Shannon Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Shannon Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Shannon Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Shannon Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Shannon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
99% of working residents leave Shannon Township for work
Where Shannon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Shannon Township
Township in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, U.S.
Shannon Township is a township in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 256.
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Questions about Shannon Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Shannon Township, KS a good place to live?
Shannon Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.