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Solomon Rapids TownshipKS

A town of 51.

Population
51
2025 Census estimate · −3.8% since 2020
Median age
43.4
years

Is Solomon Rapids Township a good place to live?

Brown's Creek Tributary Masonry Arch Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Solomon Rapids Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

51 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Plum Creek Township · 6 miBrowns Creek Township · 6 miGlen Elder · 6 miTurkey Creek Township · 6 miBeloit · 6 miGlen Elder Township · 7 mi
Turkey Creek TownshipGlen Elder TownshipPlum Creek TownshipBrowns Creek TownshipPrairie TownshipTurkey Creek TownshipGlen Elder TownshipPlum Creek TownshipBrowns Creek TownshipPrairie TownshipSolomon Rapids Township
Getting set up

Moving to Solomon Rapids Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerPrairie Land Electric Coop14.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMitchell Co RWD 318 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Solomon Rapids Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBeloit Unified School District 273Waconda Unified School District 2722 districts serve Solomon Rapids Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereMitchell County ClerkMitchell County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes67420, 6744667420 85% · 67446 15%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 Solomon Rapids Township.

Climate

Solomon Rapids Township: four seasons and hot summers

In Solomon Rapids Township, the midsummer high is 91°F.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–42°
Spring40–66°
Summer64–89°
Fall42–68°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageSolomon Rapids Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 17°Rain & snow16″ of snow a winter · 28 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Solomon Rapids Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hail

The FEMA hazard score for Solomon Rapids Township comes to 67 of 100, where Kansas’ towns sit at 49 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Expected losses in Solomon Rapids Township break down as 40% from hail and 24% from inland flooding.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingStrong wind
Full pageSolomon Rapids Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters11 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready8.4 events a year, on average · Ready for hail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

A larger share of adults in Solomon Rapids Township have high blood pressure than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town

Solomon Rapids Township: 14% of adults have diabetes. Among adults locally, 40% have obesity, against 37% in Kansas’ towns and 35% across U.S. towns.

Solomon Rapids TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%34%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%31%33%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)30%26%25%
32 measures vs. Kansas
2 better22 too close to call8 worse
What stands outSolomon Rapids TownshipKS
More adults treating high blood pressure82.4%77.6%
More adults getting cholesterol checked86.5%84.1%
More adults with heart disease9%6.4%
Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems
5.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
Full pageSolomon Rapids Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby5.8 miles to an ER · Mitchell County Hospital Health SystemsHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than KS on 2 of 32

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Solomon Rapids Township

13pages on Solomon Rapids Township
The big questions
HealthBetter than KS on 2 of 32 CDC measuresNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 67% of U.S. communities · hail
Out and about
PlacesLibraryPort LibraryCollegesFort Hays Tech North Central is 5.3 mi away
The story
History1 on the National RegisterTown Hall & politicsClimate91° summer highs · 16″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Solomon Rapids Township

Fort Hays Tech North CentralCommunity college · Public · Beloit5.3 mi$7,350 in-state tuition

About 0 of every 100 Solomon Rapids Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Solomon Rapids Township

Unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Kansas

Solomon Rapids is an unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States.

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

Questions about Solomon Rapids Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Solomon Rapids Township, KS a good place to live?

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