Township 8KS
A town of 107.
Is Township 8 a good place to live?
Pratt Sandhills State Wildlife Management Area, at 4,081 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Township 8 has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
107 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Township 8: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Township 8, 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 8.
Township 8 has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from drought
Of the losses FEMA expects in Township 8, 38% come from drought and 21% from cold waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Township 8
Summer afternoons peak near 92° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 15 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Township 8 is
The share of adults in Township 8 who have obesity is 40%, above both the Kansas town median (37%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 13% of Township 8 adults have diabetes.
| Township 8 | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Township 8 | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.5% | 77.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Township 8 keeps 8.4% of its land conserved
Among 145 Kansas towns, just 9 have a higher share of conserved land than Township 8. In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 10 miles of trail. The concentration of trails for Township 8 comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Township 8 | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.4% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pratt Sandhills State Wildlife Management Area | 1.5 mi | 4,081 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Township 8
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Township 8
About 0 of every 100 Township 8 residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.