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A town of 201.
Population
201
residents
Median home value
$313K
Census ACS
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
40.2
years
Jobs based here
1
A commuter town
Small town
201 people, and everyone knows the way
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Wayne
Most working residents leave Wayne for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are St. Joseph (29%), Troy (13%) and Atchison (11%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Wayne0%
St. Joseph29%
Troy13%
Atchison11%
Kansas City7%
14 mi
median commute distance
1
jobs based in Wayne
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Wayne has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
17″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–40°
Spring43–65°
Summer66–86°
Fall45–66°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Wayne is
Wayne beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Wayne | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.1% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 60.5% | 64.9% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 81.9% | 84.1% |
Amberwell Atchison Association
11.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 41% of U.S. communities.
41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
0% of Wayne is conserved land
6.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,540 acres
6.0 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Wayne for work
Where Wayne’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1jobs based in Wayne
0%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Wayne
Township in Kansas, United States
Wayne Township is a township in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 201.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 201
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 978 ft