Terry TownshipKS
A town of 158.
Is Terry Township a good place to live?
Terry Township’s midpoint age is 53.9 years, above both the Kansas town median (38.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 152 Kansas towns, just 6 have a higher peak summer temperature than Terry Township. Terry Township’s concentration of trails is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both Kansas’ towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Terry Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
158 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Terry Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Terry 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 Terry Township.
Terry Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 10 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Terry Township. Employers in Terry Township shed 42 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 29. In Terry Township, the average commute is 13 minutes. The top destinations are Garden City (29%), Garden City Township (13%) and Sherlock Township (11%).
| Terry Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 13 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Young adults are less common in Terry Township than in Kansas
158 people lived in Terry Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 2.5% fewer than in 2020. Adults 18 to 34 are just over one in ten residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 26% of residents (17% statewide). Four-year graduates: 30% of adults 25 and older here, 36% across Kansas.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 44% and 73% women
The Census survey reached too few of Terry Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.9 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Terry Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.1% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.5% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24.1% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.5% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 10.6% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 45.7% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.3% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Terry Township is
17% of Terry Township adults worry about having enough food. This Kansas town does better than the Kansas average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 9.
| Terry Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 77% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Terry Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.6% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 14.7% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Terry Township, mostly drought
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 55% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 47% of Terry Township’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 29% to hail.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Terry Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Terry Township; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Terry Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
100% of working residents leave Terry Township for work
Where Terry Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Terry Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Terry Township, KS a good place to live?
Terry Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.