Sharon TownshipKS
A town of 287, settled in 1880.
Is Sharon Township a good place to live?
Of the 152 Kansas towns we compare, none has a higher peak summer temperature than Sharon Township. Sharon Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
287 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sharon Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sharon 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 Sharon Township.
Sharon Township stands out in Kansas and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
FEMA puts just over two fifths of Sharon Township’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 19% to wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sharon Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For working residents in Sharon Township, the share who work locally is 2.5%. In Sharon Township, the average trip to work is 26 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Medicine Lodge (30%), Medicine Lodge Township (18%) and Pratt (8%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
| Sharon Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sharon Township: four seasons and hot summers
In July, afternoons reach 94°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Kansas and the rest of the country, more of Sharon Township’s adults have high blood pressure
Among adults in Sharon Township, 21% have been diagnosed with depression. Sharon Township: 39% of adults have obesity, above both Kansas’ towns (37%) and U.S. towns (35%). Only 7 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Sharon Township. Of 32 CDC measures, Sharon Township beats the Kansas average on 1 and trails it on 11.
| Sharon Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sharon Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.2% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Sharon Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sharon Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Sharon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
98% of working residents leave Sharon Township for work
Where Sharon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sharon Township
City in Kiowa County, Kansas
Sharon is a city in Sharon Township, Barber County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 147.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,457 ft
- ZIP code
- 67138
- Area code
- 620
Questions about Sharon Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sharon Township, KS a good place to live?
Sharon Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.