Township 9KS
A town of 272.
Is Township 9 a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Pratt Sandhills State Wildlife Management Area, at 1,588 acres.
272 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Township 9: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Township 9, 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 9.
Fewer young adults than Kansas overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 3% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 44% of residents (24% statewide). Four-year graduates: 38% of adults 25 and older here, 36% across Kansas.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
37% women, 63% men
About 168 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.2 points). Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Township 9 | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.5% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 23.4% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.4% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 1.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.4% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.4% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.5% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.8% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 7.3% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 33.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.7% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Township 9 has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Township 9’s middle household income stands at $95,000. The typical journey to work for Township 9 comes to 18 minutes, below both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Employers in Township 9 shed 79 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 43. Half of commuters travel less than 11 miles.
| Township 9 | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Township 9, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Township 9’s year
Expect July afternoons of 92° and January nights of 21°, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Township 9 is
The share of adults in Township 9 who have been diagnosed with depression is 21%, against 22% in Kansas’ towns and 23% across U.S. towns. In Township 9, 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Township 9 | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 77% | 79% |
| What stands out | Township 9 | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.3% | 11.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.6% | 6.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.8% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3% of Township 9 is conserved land
There are 8.8 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. In Township 9, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Township 9 | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pratt Sandhills State Wildlife Management Area | — | 1,588 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Township 9
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Township 9
About 2 of every 100 Township 9 residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
98% of working residents leave Township 9 for work
Where Township 9’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Township 9
Township in Pratt County, Kansas, U.S.
Township 9 is a township in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 268.
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