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The town was platted in 1857 and has 5,056 residents today.
More weak spots than strong ones. Schools are its weak spot (D−). With a C− overall, St. George Township is better than nearly a fifth of U.S. towns. Its place in the ranking is 128th of 150 in Kansas. Health is its strong suit: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 82% of the country. At about $392K, a typical home costs 6 years of the Manhattan metro’s $65K median household income. It also does well on incomes: the median household earns $89K. Walkability is weaker too. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow.
Where St. George Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | St. George Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 13% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| St George Elem | PK–4 | 374 |
3,415 counted in 2010 and 4,494 in 2020; an estimated 5,056 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 11.3% since 2020, after 31.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far St. George Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 78 in 1860, 1,054 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1953 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. George 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.
Ordered by what stands out in St. George Township.
St. George Township sends most of its workers to Manhattan and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Kansas and trails Wamego Township and its other neighbors on schools.
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its D−, Wamego Township highest at B+.
The public schools here belong to the Rock Creek school district. Its one school is below. Enrollment at St. George Township’s public school: 374 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St George ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 374 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
At 6 years of the Manhattan metro’s $65K median household income, the typical home (about $392K) costs more against local pay than in 97% of Kansas towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
The midpoint rent for St. George Township comes to $892 a month. Nearly nine in ten households own their home in the town, where Kansas’ towns sit at 72% and U.S. towns at 73%. Home values are up 6% over the year to September 2026.
| St. George Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $892 a month | $977 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
A fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression in St. George Township, below both the Kansas town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%). The share of adults in St. George Township who say their health is fair or poor: 14%.
| St. George Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | St. George Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 13% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
St. George Township has 348 jobs for its 2,003 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in St. George Township rose by 86, to 348. 5.6% of St. George Township workers do their job from home. For half of commuters, work is under 10 miles away. The average commute here is 23 minutes.
| St. George Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 15% | 8% |
| Work from home | 5.6% | 8.8% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For St. George Township, the typical July afternoon high is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 28% of residents (24% statewide). St. George Township has grown 11% since 2020, to 5,056 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 29% of residents are under 18 locally. College graduates make up just over a third of adults 25 and older, against 36% across Kansas.
| St. George Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| St. George Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.4% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.2% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.3% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.7% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.9% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.6% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Trails run 2.2 miles in 2 parks and preserves. St. George Township’s concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Boggs Landing | — | 3 |
| 2. Saint George City Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Paid flood insurance claims in St. George Township since 2019: 2. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in just over half of U.S. communities. Expected losses in St. George Township break down as 43% from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of St. George Township
About 4 of every 100 St. George Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Where St. George Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Pottawatomie County, Kansas
St. George or Saint George is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,054. The name might have been intended to honor several pioneer settlers named George.
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6 towns share a border with St. George Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George Township | #128 | C− | C+ | — | D− | A− |
| Zeandale Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wabaunsee Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wamego Township | #3 | A+ | B+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Louisville Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Blue Township | #94 | C+ | C− | — | B− | B+ |
| Pottawatomie Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Louisville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. St. George Township, Wamego Township, Louisville Township and Blue Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Zeandale Township, Wabaunsee Township and Pottawatomie Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare St. George Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
St. George Township grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #128 of 150 in Kansas. It grades A− for health and D− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D−.
The public schools St. George Township children attend trail 100% of Kansas districts on state tests and graduation, a D− School Grade.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.