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Wendell TownshipKS

A town of 55.

Population

2025 Census estimate · −3.5% since 2020

Is Wendell Township a good place to live?

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

Small town

55 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

Rexford · 5 mi Jefferson Township · 6 mi Lacey Township · 7 mi Smith Township · 7 mi Gem · 7 mi Cook Township · 10 mi

Smith TownshipLacey TownshipRovohl TownshipJefferson TownshipHerl TownshipWendell Township

Getting set up

Moving to Wendell Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Wendell 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 Wendell Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsGolden Plains Unified School District 316 Colby Public Schools Unified School District 3152 districts serve Wendell 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 hereThomas County ClerkThomas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025

ZIP codes67753, 6773467753 54% · 67734 46%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 Wendell Township.

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Wendell Township: drought

The risk rating from FEMA in Wendell Township is 25 of 100. 37% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by hail at 29%. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2006.

25risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

DroughtHailInland flooding

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageWendell Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Wendell Township Get ready84 events a year, on average · Ready for drought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Wendell Township, expect four seasons and hot summers

For Wendell Township, the peak summer temperature is 91°F.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–44°

Spring36–65°

Summer60–89°

Fall39–68°

Oct 9

typical first frost

May 2

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageWendell Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 17°Rain & snow17″ of snow a winter · 21 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Wendell Township is

For adults in Wendell Township, the share who report frequent mental distress is 15%. 29% of Wendell Township adults feel lonely, where Kansas’ towns sit at 31% and U.S. towns at 33%.

	Wendell Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	29%	31%	33%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	20%	22%	23%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	17%	17%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	12%	13%	14%