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Tonganoxie Township’s typical journey to work is 32 minutes, where Kansas’ towns sit at 20 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. We don’t grade Tonganoxie Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Tonganoxie Township beats most towns.
Where Tonganoxie Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Census counts: 426 in 1880, 5,573 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tonganoxie 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 Tonganoxie Township.
The middle household income in Tonganoxie Township is $100,000. Just 10% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Tonganoxie Township added 144 jobs between 2014 and 2024, to 1,259. Half the trips to work are shorter than 22 miles.
| Tonganoxie Township | Typical Kansas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $100,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 8.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 15% | 7.9% |
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
The largest public high school is Tonganoxie High, with 620 students. The public schools here belong to the Tonganoxie school district. Of its 4 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonganoxie ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 919 | B |
| Tonganoxie HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 620 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Summer afternoons peak near 89° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 12 inches a winter. Tonganoxie Township has chilly winters and warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among residents in Tonganoxie Township, 21% are 65 or older. Children under 18 are 18% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 41% of residents (36% statewide). 6,460 people lived in Tonganoxie Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 8.5% more than in 2020. The age of the median resident here locally is 42.7 years.
| Tonganoxie Township | Typical Kansas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 24% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.7 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Tonganoxie Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.8% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.8% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.8% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.7% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.8% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
For adults in Tonganoxie Township, the share who worry about having enough food is 9.4%. In Tonganoxie Township, 29% of adults feel lonely.
| Tonganoxie Township | Typical Kansas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tonganoxie Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 13% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
46% of Tonganoxie Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 19%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. One declared disaster, in 2007, has brought federal aid to Tonganoxie Township households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails total 2.8 miles in 1 park or preserve. Tonganoxie Township’s trail network density is put at 0.1 miles per square mile. The park or preserve spreads over 500 acres of the town.
| Tonganoxie Township | Typical Kansas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Leavenworth State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area | 0.2 mi | 500 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tonganoxie Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
36 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
36 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
35 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
30 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Center
17 mi Stadium & arenaSporting ParkArrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sporting Park: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Tonganoxie Township
About 7 of every 100 Tonganoxie Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
City in Kansas, United States
Tonganoxie (pronounced tong-gə-NOCK-see) is a city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 5,573.
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5 towns share a border with Tonganoxie Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonganoxie Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sarcoxie Township | — | — | B− | — | D | B+ |
| Stranger Township | #89 | C+ | D | — | A | B+ |
| Reno Township | — | — | D− | — | B | B+ |
| Union Township | — | — | B | — | D | B+ |
| Alexandria Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sarcoxie Township, Reno Township and Union Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sarcoxie Township, Stranger Township, Reno Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Tonganoxie Township and Alexandria Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tonganoxie Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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