Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Only 3 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower January low than Waterville Township. Samuel Powell House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Waterville Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Waterville Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 615 in 1880, 658 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 4 maps from 1889 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Waterville 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Waterville Township.
Public schools: the Valley Heights school district. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Waterville Township teach 278 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Heights Elementary - WatervilleLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 112 | – |
| Valley Heights Jr/Sr HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 166 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
Its July high stands at 90°F, close to Kansas’ towns (91°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For residents in Waterville Township, the share who live below the poverty line is 6.5%. Most working residents leave Waterville Township for work: only 16% work in town. The town’s mean commuting time is 18 minutes. Also worth knowing: it had 315 jobs in 2023, down 22 from 2013.
| Waterville Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Households in Waterville Township have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2009. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. 49% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 18%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Waterville Township: 38% of adults have obesity, where Kansas’ towns sit at 37% and U.S. towns at 35%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Waterville Township is ahead of Kansas on 1 and behind on 7. Among adults locally, 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Waterville Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Waterville Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 3.2 miles. The trail network density in Waterville Township is 0.1 miles per square mile. One park or preserve covers 5 acres locally.
| Waterville Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. City Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Waterville Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Waterville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Marshall County, Kansas
Waterville is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 658.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Waterville Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
