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A town of 136.

Population
136
residents
Land area
52 sq mi
Small town

136 people, and everyone knows the way

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70°
Light Rain
H 82° · L 65°

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.

83risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
83Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireTornadoes
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Otter has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–47°
Spring45–69°
Summer67–89°
Fall47–71°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Otter is

Otter beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better15 too close to call16 worse
What stands outOtterKS
More adults treating high blood pressure81.1%77.6%
More adults with COPD10.6%6.7%
Sedan City Hospital
19.8 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% of Otter is conserved land

5.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 33,185 acres
5.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Otter

Township in Kansas, United States

Otter Township is a township in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24.

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

Population
24
Area
52 sq mi
Elevation
1,056 ft

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