Township · Kansas

Elm Grove Township, Kansas

Elm Grove Township, township, in Labette County, Kansas. Elm Grove Township had 708 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 2.6% from the Bureau's April 2020 estimates base of 727; the 2020 Census counted 682 on the place as it was defined then and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 526 (±138). GEOID 2009920750.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

708

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 682 · ACS 2020-2024: 526 ±138

Median household income

$64,792

±$22,970 (90% margin)
Kansas: $74,275

Median home value

$114,600

±$17,911 (90% margin)
Kansas: $217,200

Median gross rent

$843

±$34 (90% margin)
Kansas: $1,060

Where is Elm Grove Township and what county is it in?

Elm Grove Township is a township in Labette County, Kansas. It covers 49.8 square miles of land, 14 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Elm Grove Township: Edna (city, 388 in 2020).

Elm Grove Township (marked with a dot) in Labette 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 Elm Grove Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 708 people lived in Elm Grove Township on July 1, 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, while Kansas grew 1.3%. The Census Bureau's yearly estimates start from its own April 2020 base for Elm Grove Township, 727, which differs from the 2020 Census count of 682: the estimates follow the place as the estimates program defines it today (its present boundaries, and for a consolidated city-county the area the program assigns it), so the change since 2020 is measured from that base. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 526 (±138).

  • July 2020→2021 −9 (717)
  • 2021→2022 −5 (712)
  • 2022→2023 +0 (712)
  • 2023→2024 −4 (708)
  • 2024→2025 +0 (708)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureElm Grove TownshipLabette CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Total population526±13819,8692,947,197−214
Households212±578,0781,174,060−94
Average household size2.48±0.422.372.44no clear change
Housing units285±689,5101,293,635no clear change

Elm Grove Township's population since 2000

From 798 in 2000 to 708 in 2025: down 11.3%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Elm Grove 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 798
  • 2005 (estimate) 802
  • 2010 Census 823
  • 2015 (estimate) 787
  • 2020 Census 682
  • 2025 (estimate) 708

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 Elm Grove Township?

The median resident of Elm Grove Township is 36.9 years old; 19.8% are under 18 and 23.4% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 78.7%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 13.9%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureElm Grove TownshipLabette CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median age36.9±4.141.037.4−7.6
Under 18 years19.8%±6.0 pts24.3%23.8%–
65 years and over23.4%±8.5 pts20.3%17.0%–
Male49.2%±7.3 pts51.4%50.2%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2.3%±2.6 pts5.1%13.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic78.7%±9.3 pts83.2%72.7%−11.7 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.5 pts3.2%5.2%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.5 pts0.0%2.9%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic4.6%±3.2 pts0.7%0.4%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.5 pts0.0%0.1%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic13.9%±8.1 pts6.7%4.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.6%±1.0 pts1.2%0.4%–
Born outside the United States1.1%±1.8 pts1.0%7.4%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.9%±1.8 pts5.2%12.1%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.9%±3.7 pts6.7%6.8%–
With a disability22.4%±8.7 pts22.5%13.5%–
No health insurance coverage13.1%±9.1 pts9.5%8.8%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)92.8%±4.8 pts89.7%92.0%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)10.7%±4.8 pts20.2%35.6%−16.0 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)1.4%±1.6 pts6.5%13.4%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier85.3%±9.5 pts89.3%85.7%–
Moved from another state in the past year8.2%±8.8 pts2.5%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 Elm Grove Township earn?

Half of Elm Grove Township's 212 households earn less than $64,792 a year (±$22,970), against $56,325 in Labette County and $74,275 in Kansas. In 2015-2019 it was $70,423 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureElm Grove TownshipLabette CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$64,792±$22,970$56,325$74,275no clear change
Mean household income$75,488±$14,018$72,848$100,417–
Per capita income$31,345±$4,556$30,422$40,978no clear change
People below the poverty line9.5%±8.0 pts16.0%11.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line12.5%±11.9 pts13.1%13.1%–
Households receiving SNAP6.6%±4.5 pts9.3%6.8%–
Households with a computer85.4%±8.9 pts90.3%95.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription85.4%±7.5 pts82.7%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 Elm Grove Township?

Owners occupy 78.8% of Elm Grove Township's occupied homes and renters 21.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $114,600 by its owner (±$17,911). The median renter pays $843 a month including utilities, and 64.4% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureElm Grove TownshipLabette CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$114,600±$17,911$94,600$217,200+$20,329
Median gross rent$843±$34$746$1,060no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent64.4%±29.3 pts29.4%34.5%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,417±$97$1,372$1,689–
Owner-occupied homes78.8%±11.0 pts74.0%67.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes21.2%±11.0 pts26.0%32.8%–
Housing units285±689,5101,293,635no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±14.6 pts1.1%0.9%–
Rental vacancy rate23.7%±21.4 pts10.5%6.2%–
Single-family detached homes84.6%±6.9 pts81.3%71.8%–
Mobile homes7.4%±3.9 pts6.6%4.0%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±10.0 pts0.9%1.4%–
Built 2010 to 20192.1%±2.8 pts4.1%7.8%–
Built 1939 or earlier23.9%±11.4 pts29.1%15.4%–
Households with no vehicle5.2%±4.4 pts5.3%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 Elm Grove Township work and get to work?

87.9% of Elm Grove Township's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 23.7 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureElm Grove TownshipLabette CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)62.1%±9.8 pts58.3%66.1%–
Unemployment rate2.2%±2.9 pts3.1%3.9%–
Drove alone to work87.9%±10.4 pts75.6%75.4%–
Carpooled2.7%±4.1 pts13.7%8.7%–
Public transportation0.0%±10.7 pts0.0%0.4%–
Walked0.4%±0.7 pts2.2%2.3%–
Worked from home9.1%±10.1 pts6.8%11.8%–
Mean travel time to work23.7 min±3.316.7 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 Elm Grove Township?

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

Census tracts in Elm Grove Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Elm Grove Township
Tract 9506Labette County1,842 $56,627 $123,30022%

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 Elm Grove Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Elm Grove Township compare with other places in Kansas?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Elm Grove Township is the 8,963rd-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 261st-most populous of 1,256 in Kansas.

Elm Grove 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.

Elm Grove 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 estimate261st1,256

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

Every place in Kansas, sortable · Compare Elm Grove Township with other places

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 Elm Grove Township?

24 of the 57 figures for Elm Grove 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 Elm Grove 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.