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Kansas›Phillips County

Valley TownshipKS

A town of 24.

Is Valley Township a good place to live?

Valley Township’s midpoint age is 68.4 years, where Kansas’ towns sit at 38.1 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 4 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower January low than Valley Township. The biggest park or preserve is Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge, at 3,227 acres. Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

24 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Bow Creek TownshipDor TownshipKirwin TownshipTownship 2Township 1Bow Creek TownshipDor TownshipKirwin TownshipTownship 2Township 1Valley Township
Getting set up

Moving to Valley Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerMidwest Energy12.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Valley Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsThunder Ridge Unified School District 110Which school depends on your addressNCES
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 herePhillips County ClerkPhillips County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code6764467644 100%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 Valley Township.

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers: that is Valley Township’s year

Valley Township’s July high is 92°F, above both the Kansas town median (91°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–43°
Spring39–66°
Summer63–90°
Fall41–68°
Oct 7
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Valley Township: hail

The FEMA risk score for Valley Township comes to 65 of 100. FEMA puts 48% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hail, and 17% to drought.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
HailDroughtInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Valley Township is

For adults in Valley Township, the share who have obesity is 42%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Valley Township beats Kansas on 1 and trails on 10. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Valley Township.

Valley TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%15%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)42%37%35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%34%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better21 too close to call10 worse
What stands outValley TownshipKS
More adults treating high blood pressure81.3%77.6%
More adults with COPD9.6%6.7%
Phillips County Hospital
14.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: 0.7% of Valley Township

Trails run 0.1 miles in 1 park or preserve.

0.7%conserved
0.7%
conserved · 167 of 22,843 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge—3,227

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Valley Township

15pages on Valley Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Valley Township; the nearest are

About Valley Township

Township in Phillips County, Kansas, U.S.

Valley Township is a township in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24.

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Questions about Valley Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Valley Township, KS a good place to live?

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