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Kansas›Mitchell County

Turkey Creek TownshipKS

A town in Kansas, home to 110 people.

Is Turkey Creek Township a good place to live?

71% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Turkey Creek Township, where Kansas’ towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only one of the 152 Kansas towns we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Turkey Creek Township. Turkey Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

110 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Solomon Rapids TownshipBeloit TownshipWalnut Creek TownshipSolomon Rapids TownshipBeloit TownshipWalnut Creek TownshipTurkey Creek Township
Getting set up

Moving to Turkey Creek Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Turkey Creek Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerPrairie Land Electric Coop14.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMitchell Co RWD 112 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Turkey Creek Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBeloit Unified School District 273Waconda Unified School District 2722 districts serve Turkey Creek Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMitchell County ClerkMitchell County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes67420, 6744667420 95% · 67446 5%Census 2020

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 Turkey Creek Township.

Work & commute

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Turkey Creek Township’s workers commute out

For half of commuters, work is under 14 miles away. In Turkey Creek Township, the typical journey to work is 11 minutes. Most working residents leave Turkey Creek Township for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Beloit (29%), Cawker City (12%) and Tipton (6%).

2%work in town
Turkey Creek TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work11 minutes20 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town2%15%8%

Where working residents work

In Turkey Creek Township2%
Beloit29%
Cawker City12%
Tipton6%
Glen Elder6%
14 mi
median commute distance
19
jobs based in Turkey Creek Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Turkey Creek Township, expect four seasons and hot summers

Summer afternoons peak near 92° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 16 inches a winter. Turkey Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–42°
Spring40–66°
Summer64–89°
Fall42–68°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

High risk in Turkey Creek Township, with hail at the top

FEMA puts two fifths of Turkey Creek Township’s expected hazard losses down to hail, and 24% to inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in two thirds of U.S. communities. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2012.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingStrong wind
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

More of Turkey Creek Township’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town

Turkey Creek Township: 79% of adults had a checkup this year. Only 10 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Turkey Creek Township.

Turkey Creek TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%34%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)30%26%25%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)15%16%16%
32 measures vs. Kansas
2 better22 too close to call8 worse
What stands outTurkey Creek TownshipKS
More adults treating high blood pressure82.4%77.6%
More adults getting cholesterol checked86.4%84.1%
More adults with heart disease9%6.4%
Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems
5.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Turkey Creek Township

14pages on Turkey Creek Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Turkey Creek Township

About 3 of every 100 Turkey Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Turkey Creek Township for work

Where Turkey Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

29% → Beloit Beloit 29% 12% → Cawker City Cawker City 12% 6% → Tipton Tipton 6% 6% → Glen Elder Glen Elder 6% 6% → Osborne Osborne 6% 4% → Simpson Simpson 4% Turkey Creek Township · 2% stay
19jobs based in Turkey Creek Township
2%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Turkey Creek Township

Township in Mitchell County, Kansas, U.S.

Turkey Creek Township is a township in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 118.

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Questions about Turkey Creek Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Turkey Creek Township, KS a good place to live?

Turkey Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.