Welda TownshipKS
A town of 303, settled in 1874.
Is Welda Township a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Anderson County Prairies, at 1,150 acres. Welda Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
303 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Welda Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Welda 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 Welda Township.
In Welda Township, the average trip to work runs longer than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
Only 2 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Welda Township. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 4.4%. Employers in Welda Township added 21 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 51. The top destinations are Garnett (17%), Iola (7%) and Ottawa (5%).
| Welda Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 59 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Welda Township
A winter brings about 13 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 89°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Welda Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Welda Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 66 of 100. Nearly a third of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 20%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Welda Township once, in 2007.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Kansas and the rest of the country, more of Welda Township’s adults smoke cigarettes
Welda Township: 16% of adults worry about having enough food, where Kansas’ towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. In Welda Township, 31% of adults get no exercise outside work.
| Welda Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Welda Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.6% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 6.7% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Anderson County Prairies | — | 1,150 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Welda Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Welda Township; the nearest are
College town 16 of every 100 Welda Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
99% of working residents leave Welda Township for work
Where Welda Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Welda Township
Unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kansas
Welda is a census-designated place (CDP) in Welda Township, Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 149.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,100 ft
- ZIP code
- 66091
Questions about Welda Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Welda Township, KS a good place to live?
Welda Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.