Township · Kansas

Trenton Township, Kansas

Trenton Township, township, in Edwards County, Kansas. Trenton Township had 227 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 9.6% from the Bureau's April 2020 estimates base of 251; the 2020 Census counted 239 on the place as it was defined then and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 256 (±63). GEOID 2004771400.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

227

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 239 · ACS 2020-2024: 256 ±63

Median household income

$61,875

±$25,614 (90% margin)
Kansas: $74,275

Median home value

$72,500

±$27,729 (90% margin)
Kansas: $217,200

Median gross rent

$938

±$89 (90% margin)
Kansas: $1,060

Where is Trenton Township and what county is it in?

Trenton Township is a township in Edwards County, Kansas. It covers 52.6 square miles of land, 5 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Trenton Township: Offerle (city, 179 in 2020).

Trenton Township (marked with a dot) in Edwards 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 Trenton Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 227 people lived in Trenton Township on July 1, 2025, down 9.6% since 2020, while Kansas grew 1.3%. The Census Bureau's yearly estimates start from its own April 2020 base for Trenton Township, 251, which differs from the 2020 Census count of 239: 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 256 (±63).

  • July 2020→2021 −8 (242)
  • 2021→2022 −6 (236)
  • 2022→2023 −1 (235)
  • 2023→2024 +0 (235)
  • 2024→2025 −8 (227)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureTrenton TownshipEdwards CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Total population256±632,7792,947,197no clear change
Households95±211,1621,174,060no clear change
Average household size2.69±0.512.352.44no clear change
Housing units125±281,5491,293,635no clear change

Trenton Township's population since 2000

From 306 in 2000 to 227 in 2025: down 25.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Trenton 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 306
  • 2005 (estimate) 285
  • 2010 Census 274
  • 2015 (estimate) 266
  • 2020 Census 239
  • 2025 (estimate) 227

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 Trenton Township?

The median resident of Trenton Township is 39.7 years old; 23.8% are under 18 and 32.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 85.9%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 12.1%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTrenton TownshipEdwards CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median age39.7±21.944.237.4no clear change
Under 18 years23.8%±9.1 pts23.2%23.8%–
65 years and over32.8%±11.0 pts22.5%17.0%–
Male55.5%±7.0 pts50.2%50.2%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12.1%±8.9 pts22.8%13.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic85.9%±9.0 pts72.5%72.7%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±11.0 pts0.1%5.2%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±11.0 pts0.0%2.9%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±11.0 pts0.7%0.4%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±11.0 pts0.0%0.1%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.0%±1.9 pts3.9%4.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±11.0 pts0.0%0.4%–
Born outside the United States1.2%±2.2 pts12.0%7.4%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)8.0%±6.9 pts19.4%12.1%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)10.8%±6.9 pts7.3%6.8%–
With a disability14.1%±4.8 pts17.9%13.5%–
No health insurance coverage3.1%±4.2 pts10.5%8.8%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)95.1%±5.0 pts87.2%92.0%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)29.3%±8.7 pts20.5%35.6%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)7.6%±6.1 pts6.8%13.4%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier97.6%±2.8 pts90.5%85.7%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±11.1 pts0.4%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 Trenton Township earn?

Half of Trenton Township's 95 households earn less than $61,875 a year (±$25,614), against $52,692 in Edwards County and $74,275 in Kansas. In 2015-2019 it was $67,688 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
MeasureTrenton TownshipEdwards CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$61,875±$25,614$52,692$74,275no clear change
Mean household income$72,988±$14,175$73,223$100,417–
Per capita income$31,468±$5,161$32,235$40,978no clear change
People below the poverty line15.2%±12.2 pts18.9%11.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line34.4%±31.0 pts31.2%13.1%–
Households receiving SNAP3.2%±4.2 pts4.5%6.8%–
Households with a computer94.7%±4.9 pts91.9%95.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription85.3%±7.1 pts83.3%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 Trenton Township?

Owners occupy 92.6% of Trenton Township's occupied homes and renters 7.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $72,500 by its owner (±$27,729). The median renter pays $938 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureTrenton TownshipEdwards CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$72,500±$27,729$70,900$217,200no clear change
Median gross rent$938±$89$740$1,060–
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent40.0%±49.5 pts32.3%34.5%–
Owner-occupied homes92.6%±8.0 pts79.2%67.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes7.4%±8.0 pts20.8%32.8%–
Housing units125±281,5491,293,635no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±28.2 pts1.1%0.9%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±100.0 pts12.3%6.2%–
Single-family detached homes92.8%±8.0 pts92.8%71.8%–
Mobile homes4.0%±4.1 pts3.7%4.0%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±21.1 pts0.0%1.4%–
Built 2010 to 201917.6%±10.3 pts3.0%7.8%–
Built 1939 or earlier30.4%±12.5 pts42.2%15.4%–
Households with no vehicle2.1%±3.9 pts6.1%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 Trenton Township work and get to work?

87.9% of Trenton Township's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 17.7 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureTrenton TownshipEdwards CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)52.7%±12.4 pts58.3%66.1%–
Unemployment rate0.0%±23.7 pts6.8%3.9%–
Drove alone to work87.9%±9.4 pts79.4%75.4%–
Carpooled7.5%±7.2 pts10.3%8.7%–
Public transportation0.0%±24.1 pts0.0%0.4%–
Walked0.0%±24.1 pts3.3%2.3%–
Worked from home4.7%±5.9 pts3.4%11.8%–
Mean travel time to work17.7 min±6.819.7 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 Trenton Township?

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

Census tracts in Trenton Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Trenton Township
Tract 9696Edwards County1,425 $68,333 $77,80012%

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 Trenton Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Trenton Township compare with other places in Kansas?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Trenton Township is the 12,097th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 607th-most populous of 1,256 in Kansas.

Trenton 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.

Trenton 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 estimate607th1,256

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

Every place in Kansas, sortable · Compare Trenton 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 Trenton Township?

27 of the 56 figures for Trenton 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 Trenton 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.