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WatervilleKS
A town of 748.
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Population
748
−3.2% since 2010
Median home value
$91K
Census ACS
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
44.2
years
Jobs based here
196
A commuter town
Small town
748 people, and everyone knows the way
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Work & commute
About one in nine working residents works right in Waterville
Most working residents leave Waterville for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Marysville (24%), Manhattan (8%) and Blue Rapids City (8%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
11%work in town
Where working residents work
In Waterville11%
Marysville24%
Manhattan8%
Blue Rapids City8%
Waterville6%
12 mi
median commute distance
196
jobs based in Waterville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Waterville has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 13 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
13″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter19–41°
Spring41–65°
Summer64–88°
Fall43–67°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
63risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Waterville is
Waterville beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Waterville | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 6.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 6.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.1% | 3.2% |
Community Memorial Healthcare
12.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Waterville is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 321 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. City Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
89% of working residents leave Waterville for work
Where Waterville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
196jobs based in Waterville
11%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Landmarks
2 places in Waterville on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Waterville
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)
- Population
- 658
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,178 ft
- ZIP code
- 66548
- Area code
- 785