Washington TownshipDoniphan County, KS
A town of 2,966.
Is Washington Township a good place to live?
Washington Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $124K for a typical one, or 1.9 years of the St. Joseph metro’s $65K median household income. It grades A− overall, 27th of 150 graded towns in Kansas. On history, just 34 of Kansas’ 373 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Elwood Wildlife Area, at 1,722 acres. Only 9 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower typical July afternoon high than Washington Township.
How Washington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
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Moving to Washington Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington Township, 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 Washington Township.
Washington Township sends many workers across the state line to Kansas City and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Kansas.
Public schools in Washington Township beat 63% of Kansas districts
Two of the 5 schools are below, and why each made the list. Public schools: the Riverside school district. 5 public schools serve Washington Township, with 638 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 168 | – |
| Riverside High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 181 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
5.9% of Washington Township is conserved land
Across 2 parks and preserves: 5.7 miles of trail. Washington Township’s trail density comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Washington Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.9% | 2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Elwood Wildlife Area | 0.3 mi | 1,722 |
| 2. City Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Washington Township’s year
The Troy 3n weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 29 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 92% of Kansas places with climate records. July afternoons average 88.1°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 96% of Kansas places with climate records; January nights average 17.8°.
The January low in Washington Township is 18°F. About 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in five of Washington Township’s working residents commute to St. Joseph
58% of working residents cross a state line to work, Kansas City among the top destinations. Washington Township has about as many jobs (1,321) as working residents, but only 212 people both live and work here.
Washington Township: 17% of working residents work locally, above both Kansas’ towns (15%) and U.S. towns (8%). Employers in Washington Township added 274 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,321. Its typical journey to work comes in at 18 minutes. The median commute is under 7 miles.
| Washington Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Washington Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The national flood insurance program has paid 77 claims in Washington Township since 1984. On expected storm and flood damage, Washington Township sits below 55% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 37% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 29% to tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Washington Township are less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns
Of 32 CDC measures, Washington Township beats the Kansas average on 1 and trails it on 5. Washington Township: 38% of adults have obesity, near the Kansas town median (37%) and above the median of U.S. towns (35%). The share of adults in Washington Township who get no exercise outside work: 28%.
| Washington Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 9.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.7% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Glore Psychiatric Museum and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
28 mi LandmarkU.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery
5 mi MuseumPony Express Museum
5 mi TheatreMissouri Theatre
40 mi GardenMissouri State ArboretumPhoto credits
U.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery: Gorsedwa at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pony Express Museum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Missouri Theatre: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Missouri State Arboretum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
Everything we know about Washington Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 5 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Washington Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Washington Township is a township in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,927.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 997 ft
Washington Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #27 | A− | A | — | B | B− |
| Burr Oak Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | — | — | A | — | D | B− |
| Marion Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Center Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township and Center Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Burr Oak Township and Marion Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Washington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Washington Township, KS a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Washington Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #27 of 150 in Kansas. It grades B− for health and B for schools.
Is Washington Township, 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.