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Sheridan TownshipKS

Home to 1,305 people, this town lies in Kansas.

Population

1,305

2025 Census estimate · +0.9% since 2020

Is Sheridan Township a good place to live?

Sheridan Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and history; its weakest is a C− for schools. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 3 have a higher share of renters spending 30% or more of income on rent than Sheridan Township. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns. Only 4 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Sheridan Township. Hudgeon Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Sheridan Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA⁻Cost of living A⁻HistoryWeakestC⁻Schools CHazard risk

What makes Sheridan Township stand out

Where Sheridan Township beats most towns.

1historic places

HistoryA⁻

1 historic place

1 place on the National Register

Listed for their history, architecture or both.

Small town

1,305 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

Cherokee · 4 mi Crawford Township · 7 mi Baker Township · 7 mi Girard · 7 mi Weir · 8 mi Osage Township · 8 mi

Baker TownshipCrawford TownshipOsage TownshipSheridan Township

How Sheridan Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Sheridan Township is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $111K, 2.1 years of the Pittsburg area’s $53K median household incomeA⁻Open →SchoolsIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Hazard riskDrought tops the listCOpen →HealthGirard Medical Center 7.8 miles awayCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.5 of 20; 11.6% of households have no car; 3.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentCOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landD⁻Open →History1 place on the National RegisterA⁻Open →Civic life2.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB⁻Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Who lives hereMedian age 42.8; 22% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Sheridan Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →

PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterCity of Cherokee water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sheridan Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsCherokee Unified School District 247Which 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 hereCrawford County ClerkCrawford County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2022

ZIP codes66724, 66762, 66743, 6675366724 64% · 66762 23% · 66743 10% · 66753 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 Sheridan Township.

SchoolsC⁻

Sheridan Township’s schools rank behind 80% of Kansas districts

Its public schools are run by the Cherokee school district. Public school enrollment in Sheridan Township: 280 students across 2 schools.

20%of KS districts it outscoresC⁻School Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Southeast Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8	Grades 5–8	128	C
Southeast HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12	Grades 9–12	152	D

Full pageSheridan Township’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsCherokee Vs. the neighborsBehind its 2 graded neighbors Every school2 schools · Southeast High Questions“Are Sheridan Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

Most of Sheridan Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

7% of Sheridan Township residents live below the poverty line, where Kansas’ towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Commuting out is the norm here: 2% of working residents work locally. Employers in Sheridan Township shed 84 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 89. The middle household income for Sheridan Township comes to $57,000.

2%work in town

	Sheridan Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Median household income	$57,000	$73,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	25 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	7%	9.1%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Sheridan Township2%

Pittsburg23%

Girard11%

Parsons9%

Fort Scott4%

19 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Sheridan Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns

Full pageSheridan Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here89 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Sheridan Township Commute times25 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 19 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

On CDC estimates, Sheridan Township is less healthy than seven in ten U.S. towns

The share of adults in Sheridan Township who smoke cigarettes: 18%. Nearly two fifths of Sheridan Township adults have high blood pressure, above both the Kansas town median (34%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%).

31%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade

	Sheridan Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	18%	15%	14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	39%	34%	35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	13%	14%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	34%	31%	33%

32 measures vs. Kansas

0 better19 too close to call13 worse

What stands out	Sheridan Township	KS
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	15.8%	11.3%
More adults with COPD	9.1%	6.7%
More smokers	17.8%	14%

Girard Medical Center

7.8 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageSheridan Township’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby7.8 miles to an ER · Girard Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than KS on 0 of 32

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

Climate

The climate in Sheridan Township brings four seasons and hot summers

In Sheridan Township, the peak summer temperature is 90°F.

6″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–46°

Spring46–68°

Summer67–88°

Fall48–70°

Nov 1

typical first frost

Apr 4

typical last frost

+0.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageSheridan Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 24°Rain & snow6″ of snow a winter · 45 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Sheridan Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from drought

Of the losses FEMA expects in Sheridan Township, 36% come from drought and 31% from inland flooding. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

DroughtInland floodingTornadoes

Full pageSheridan Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters21 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready22 events a year, on average · Ready for drought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD⁻