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Spring Creek Township, Saline County, Kansas

Spring Creek Township, Saline County, township, in Saline County, Kansas. Spring Creek Township, Saline County had 414 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 2.1% from the Bureau's April 2020 estimates base of 423; the 2020 Census counted 447 on the place as it was defined then and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 297 (±101). GEOID 2016967500.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

414

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 447 · ACS 2020-2024: 297 ±101

Median household income

$70,500

±$27,928 (90% margin)
Kansas: $74,275

Median home value

$123,200

±$62,680 (90% margin)
Kansas: $217,200

Median gross rent

$1,104

±$69 (90% margin)
Kansas: $1,060

Where is Spring Creek Township, Saline County and what county is it in?

Spring Creek Township, Saline County is a township in Saline County, Kansas. It covers 71.8 square miles of land, 6 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Spring Creek Township (Saline County): Brookville (city, 247 in 2020).

Spring Creek Township, Saline County is in the Salina, KS micropolitan statistical area, which takes in 2 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Spring Creek Township, Saline County (marked with a dot) in Saline 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 Spring Creek Township, Saline County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 414 people lived in Spring Creek Township, Saline County on July 1, 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, while Kansas grew 1.3%. The Census Bureau's yearly estimates start from its own April 2020 base for Spring Creek Township, Saline County, 423, which differs from the 2020 Census count of 447: 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 297 (±101).

  • July 2020→2021 −4 (419)
  • 2021→2022 −5 (414)
  • 2022→2023 +0 (414)
  • 2023→2024 +0 (414)
  • 2024→2025 +0 (414)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureSpring Creek Township, Saline CountySaline CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Total population297±10153,6682,947,197no clear change
Households116±4222,5231,174,060no clear change
Average household size2.56±0.582.312.44no clear change
Housing units135±4224,1571,293,635no clear change

Spring Creek Township, Saline County's population since 2000

From 395 in 2000 to 414 in 2025: up 4.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Spring Creek Township, Saline County 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 395
  • 2005 (estimate) 401
  • 2010 Census 410
  • 2015 (estimate) 409
  • 2020 Census 447
  • 2025 (estimate) 414

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 Spring Creek Township, Saline County?

The median resident of Spring Creek Township, Saline County is 43.4 years old; 24.9% are under 18 and 11.4% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 75.8%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 13.1%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureSpring Creek Township, Saline CountySaline CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median age43.4±21.239.937.4no clear change
Under 18 years24.9%±10.6 pts22.7%23.8%–
65 years and over11.4%±6.8 pts18.8%17.0%–
Male46.8%±9.6 pts49.9%50.2%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13.1%±17.0 pts12.8%13.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic75.8%±19.3 pts77.8%72.7%−21.2 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±9.6 pts3.4%5.2%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.7%±2.2 pts1.7%2.9%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.8 pts0.1%0.4%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±9.6 pts0.0%0.1%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic10.1%±12.1 pts4.1%4.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±9.6 pts0.1%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.7%±2.2 pts4.6%7.4%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.9%±3.6 pts7.5%12.1%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)5.4%±3.3 pts7.0%6.8%–
With a disability10.8%±11.0 pts14.2%13.5%–
No health insurance coverage1.0%±1.5 pts11.2%8.8%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)94.5%±6.6 pts93.4%92.0%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)24.2%±10.3 pts29.1%35.6%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)8.8%±5.7 pts9.7%13.4%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier89.6%±10.7 pts84.9%85.7%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±9.9 pts2.6%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 Spring Creek Township, Saline County earn?

Half of Spring Creek Township, Saline County's 116 households earn less than $70,500 a year (±$27,928), against $65,422 in Saline County and $74,275 in Kansas. In 2015-2019 it was $78,896 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
MeasureSpring Creek Township, Saline CountySaline CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$70,500±$27,928$65,422$74,275no clear change
Mean household income$84,942±$25,779$86,965$100,417–
Per capita income$34,686±$8,279$36,745$40,978no clear change
People below the poverty line15.9%±14.2 pts11.9%11.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line12.5%±20.0 pts10.1%13.1%–
Households receiving SNAP0.9%±2.5 pts8.9%6.8%–
Households with a computer96.6%±3.8 pts95.1%95.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription94.8%±4.6 pts90.0%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 Spring Creek Township, Saline County?

Owners occupy 78.4% of Spring Creek Township, Saline County's occupied homes and renters 21.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,200 by its owner (±$62,680). The median renter pays $1,104 a month including utilities, and 95.2% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureSpring Creek Township, Saline CountySaline CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$123,200±$62,680$179,600$217,200no clear change
Median gross rent$1,104±$69$961$1,060+$396
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent95.2%±25.5 pts37.5%34.5%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,243±$213$1,308$1,689–
Owner-occupied homes78.4%±20.2 pts67.1%67.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes21.6%±20.2 pts32.9%32.8%–
Housing units135±4224,1571,293,635no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±27.5 pts2.2%0.9%–
Rental vacancy rate13.8%±24.6 pts2.0%6.2%–
Single-family detached homes92.6%±5.6 pts75.7%71.8%–
Mobile homes7.4%±5.6 pts2.4%4.0%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±19.8 pts0.3%1.4%–
Built 2010 to 20195.9%±6.1 pts3.8%7.8%–
Built 1939 or earlier31.1%±15.7 pts17.8%15.4%–
Households with no vehicle0.9%±2.6 pts7.0%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 Spring Creek Township, Saline County work and get to work?

83.6% of Spring Creek Township, Saline County's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 31.9 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureSpring Creek Township, Saline CountySaline CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)67.9%±16.3 pts67.0%66.1%–
Unemployment rate0.0%±17.0 pts4.8%3.9%–
Drove alone to work83.6%±10.0 pts77.1%75.4%–
Carpooled13.2%±9.6 pts10.8%8.7%–
Public transportation0.0%±17.1 pts0.2%0.4%–
Walked0.0%±17.1 pts2.3%2.3%–
Worked from home1.3%±2.2 pts6.8%11.8%–
Mean travel time to work31.9 min±4.815.8 min19.7 min+10.3 min

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 Spring Creek Township, Saline County?

No census tract lies mostly in Spring Creek Township, Saline County; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Spring Creek Township, Saline County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Spring Creek Township, Saline County
Tract 11Saline County3,964 $105,750 $278,2009%
Tract 12Saline County3,491 $86,927 $185,6003%

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 Spring Creek Township, Saline County) · Census block assignment files

How does Spring Creek Township, Saline County compare with other places in Kansas?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Spring Creek Township, Saline County is the 10,610th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 416th-most populous of 1,256 in Kansas.

Spring Creek Township, Saline County 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.

Spring Creek Township, Saline County'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 estimate416th1,256

Spring Creek Township, Saline County'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 Spring Creek Township, Saline County?

27 of the 57 figures for Spring Creek Township, Saline County 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 Spring Creek Township, Saline County 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.