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Land area
72 sq mi

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H 84° · L 59°

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Ordered by what stands out in Benkelman. Another town gets a different order.

Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 29% of U.S. communities.

29risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
29Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Benkelman has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–44°
Spring36–65°
Summer60–88°
Fall38–67°
Oct 10
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Benkelman is

Benkelman beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outBenkelmanKS
More adults treating high blood pressure82.4%77.6%
More adults with COPD10.7%6.7%
Cheyenne County Hospital
10.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.7% of Benkelman is conserved land

29 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.7%conserved
Map of Benkelman: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.7%
conserved · 306 of 45,809 acres
29 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Saint Francis Wildlife Area—314
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Benkelman

Township in Kansas, United States

Benkelman Township is a township in Cheyenne County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 42.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
42
Area
72 sq mi
Elevation
3,524 ft

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