Township · Kansas

Copeland Township, Kansas

Copeland Township, township, in Gray County, Kansas. Copeland Township had 517 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 0.0% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 502 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 691 (±192). GEOID 2006915500.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

517

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 502 · ACS 2020-2024: 691 ±192

Median household income

$53,125

±$23,887 (90% margin)
Kansas: $74,275

Median home value

$258,900

±$104,961 (90% margin)
Kansas: $217,200

Median gross rent

$604

±$376 (90% margin)
Kansas: $1,060

Where is Copeland Township and what county is it in?

Copeland Township is a township in Gray County, Kansas. It covers 90.1 square miles of land, 6 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Copeland Township: Copeland (city, 251 in 2020).

Copeland Township (marked with a dot) in Gray County, Kansas. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Copeland Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 517 people lived in Copeland Township on July 1, 2025, about level with 2020, slower than Kansas (+1.3%). The 2020 Census counted 502 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 691 (±192).

  • July 2020→2021 +0 (516)
  • 2021→2022 +6 (522)
  • 2022→2023 +6 (528)
  • 2023→2024 −10 (518)
  • 2024→2025 −1 (517)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureCopeland TownshipGray CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Total population691±1925,7012,947,197no clear change
Households270±692,1361,174,060no clear change
Average household size2.56±0.502.632.44no clear change
Housing units286±682,3541,293,635no clear change

Copeland Township's population since 2000

From 540 in 2000 to 517 in 2025: down 4.3%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Copeland Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 540
  • 2005 (estimate) 539
  • 2010 Census 552
  • 2015 (estimate) 549
  • 2020 Census 502
  • 2025 (estimate) 517

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Copeland Township?

The median resident of Copeland Township is 28.9 years old; 32.6% are under 18 and 19.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 84.8%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 14.8%. 22.1% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureCopeland TownshipGray CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median age28.9±6.537.937.4no clear change
Under 18 years32.6%±7.8 pts28.5%23.8%–
65 years and over19.0%±8.6 pts16.8%17.0%–
Male52.8%±6.1 pts51.4%50.2%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14.8%±10.2 pts16.6%13.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic84.8%±10.3 pts79.4%72.7%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.2 pts0.0%5.2%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.4%±0.8 pts0.6%2.9%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.2 pts0.1%0.4%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.2 pts0.0%0.1%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.0%±4.2 pts3.0%4.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.2 pts0.2%0.4%–
Born outside the United States22.1%±5.8 pts10.4%7.4%no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)42.0%±10.9 pts19.0%12.1%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)5.4%±4.0 pts4.1%6.8%–
With a disability8.2%±4.5 pts8.9%13.5%–
No health insurance coverage16.4%±5.3 pts11.5%8.8%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)62.3%±10.1 pts78.8%92.0%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)13.4%±8.0 pts25.9%35.6%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)4.5%±3.5 pts4.3%13.4%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier94.1%±4.9 pts91.3%85.7%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.3%±0.4 pts0.3%3.0%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Copeland Township earn?

Half of Copeland Township's 270 households earn less than $53,125 a year (±$23,887), against $79,122 in Gray County and $74,275 in Kansas. In 2015-2019 the median was $83,995 in 2024 dollars, so it fell by $30,870 after inflation.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureCopeland TownshipGray CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$53,125±$23,887$79,122$74,275−$30,870
Mean household income$80,755±$16,402$98,570$100,417–
Per capita income$30,807±$7,151$38,080$40,978−$22,504
People below the poverty line1.6%±1.3 pts8.5%11.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line0.0%±12.5 pts15.3%13.1%–
Households receiving SNAP0.4%±0.7 pts2.2%6.8%–
Households with a computer97.8%±3.9 pts97.4%95.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription84.8%±9.1 pts88.2%90.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Copeland Township?

Owners occupy 87.8% of Copeland Township's occupied homes and renters 12.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $258,900 by its owner (±$104,961). The median renter pays $604 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureCopeland TownshipGray CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$258,900±$104,961$206,000$217,200+$121,678
Median gross rent$604±$376$808$1,060no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent0.0%±62.2 pts17.6%34.5%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,401±$127$1,458$1,689–
Owner-occupied homes87.8%±8.4 pts77.1%67.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes12.2%±8.4 pts22.9%32.8%–
Housing units286±682,3541,293,635no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate1.6%±2.7 pts1.8%0.9%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±49.6 pts7.7%6.2%–
Single-family detached homes95.5%±3.1 pts82.8%71.8%–
Mobile homes4.5%±3.1 pts8.8%4.0%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±9.9 pts0.0%1.4%–
Built 2010 to 201922.7%±10.6 pts8.2%7.8%–
Built 1939 or earlier17.5%±8.9 pts17.3%15.4%–
Households with no vehicle4.4%±6.3 pts2.3%5.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Copeland Township work and get to work?

81.4% of Copeland Township's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 16.7 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureCopeland TownshipGray CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)51.2%±8.2 pts67.9%66.1%–
Unemployment rate4.8%±4.2 pts2.7%3.9%–
Drove alone to work81.4%±7.5 pts81.6%75.4%–
Carpooled6.7%±5.0 pts9.5%8.7%–
Public transportation0.0%±11.2 pts0.1%0.4%–
Walked6.3%±5.2 pts3.2%2.3%–
Worked from home4.7%±5.2 pts4.8%11.8%–
Mean travel time to work16.7 min±5.518.0 min19.7 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Copeland Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Copeland Township; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Copeland Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Copeland Township
Tract 9627Gray County2,903 $70,034 $203,10021%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Copeland Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Copeland Township compare with other places in Kansas?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Copeland Township is the 9,949th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 341st-most populous of 1,256 in Kansas.

Copeland Township is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Copeland Township's rank in Kansas (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate341st1,256

Copeland Township's figures with every place in Kansas (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Copeland Township?

25 of the 57 figures for Copeland Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Copeland Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.