Township 11KS
Home to 1,969 people, this town lies in Kansas. 90% more nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Is Township 11 a good place to live?
36% of working residents work locally in Township 11, against 15% in Kansas’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 10 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Township 11. Plainville Township Lake, at 346 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Township 11 has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Township 11 stand out
Where Township 11 beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Plainville Elem | PK–6 | 256 |
| Sacred Heart Elementary [Plainville] | PK–5 | 58 |
| Plainville High | 7–12 | 197 |
How Township 11 grades
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Township 11: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Township 11, 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 Township 11.
Township 11’s schools rank behind 94% of Kansas districts
Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by the Plainville school district. 2 public schools serve Township 11, with 453 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainville ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 256 | B− |
| Plainville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 197 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Four seasons and hot summers in Township 11
In July, afternoons reach 92°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Township 11’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Plainville (25%), Hays (16%) and Stockton (7%). Jobs in Township 11 fell by 288 from 2013 to 2023, to 773. Its mean commuting time stands at 14 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles.
| Township 11 | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Young adults are less common in Township 11 than in Kansas
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). 1,969 people lived in Township 11 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 5.2% fewer than in 2020. In Township 11, the midpoint age is 43.2 years. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Kansas.
| Township 11 | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.2 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.4 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Township 11 | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.4% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.9% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.5% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.8% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.7% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Township 11: hail
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Township 11 are less healthy than 50% of U.S. towns
Township 11: 37% of adults have high blood pressure. Of 32 CDC measures, Township 11 beats the Kansas average on 3 and trails it on 5.
| Township 11 | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Township 11 | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Township 11 is conserved land
Trails total 21 miles in 3 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Township 11: 3, covering 350 acres. Also worth knowing: its trail density comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Plainville Township Lake | 1.3 mi | 346 |
| 2. City Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Dr. & Mrs W.E. Anderson Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Township 11
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Township 11; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Township 11 residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Township 11
Township in Kansas, United States
Township 11 is a township in Rooks County, Kansas, United States. Plainville is the largest population center in Township 11.
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- Elevation
- 2,149 ft
Township 11’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Township 11.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township 11 | — | — | A | — | D | B− |
| Township 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Township 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buckeye Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Township 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Township 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Township 11 and Buckeye Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Township 11 and Buckeye Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Township 12, Township 10, Township 2 and Township 4 aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Township 11 with a neighbor →
Questions about Township 11
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Township 11, KS a good place to live?
90% more nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Is Township 11, KS expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.