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Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas | |
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City and county seat | |
Downtown Wichita skyline (2023) Carey House (2012) Exploration Place science museum (2013) | |
 Seal  Logo | |
| Nickname(s): | |
 Location within Sedgwick County and Kansas | |
 Interactive map of Wichita | |
| Coordinates: 37°41′20″N 97°20′10″W / 37.68889°N 97.33611°W[3] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Sedgwick |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Incorporated | 1870 |
| Named for | Wichita people |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Lily Wu (L) |
| • City Manager | Robert Layton |
| Area | |
• City and county seat | 166.52 sq mi (431.28 km2) |
| • Land | 161.99 sq mi (419.55 km2) |
| • Water | 4.53 sq mi (11.73 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,303 ft (397 m) |
| Population | |
• City and county seat | 397,532 |
• Estimate (2023)[7] | 396,119 |
| • Rank | 51st in the United States 1st in Kansas |
| • Density | 2,454.05/sq mi (947.52/km2) |
| • Urban | 500,231 (US: 84th) |
| • Urban density | 2,205.2/sq mi (851.4/km2) |
| • Metro | 647,919 (US: 93rd) |
| Demonym | Wichitan |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 67201–67221, 67223, 67226–67228, 67230, 67232, 67235, 67260, 67275–67278[9] |
| Area code | 316 |
| FIPS code | 20-79000 [3] |
| GNIS ID | 473862 [3] |
| Website | wichita.gov |
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Wichita (/ˈwɪtʃɪtɔː/ ⓘ WITCH-ih-taw)[10] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County.[3] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532,[5][6] and the Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610.[8] It is located in south-central Kansas along the Arkansas River.[3]
Wichita began as a trading post on the Chisholm Trail in the 1860s and was incorporated as a city in 1870. It became a destination for cattle drives traveling north from Texas to Kansas railroads, earning it the nickname "Cowtown".[11][12] In 1875, Wyatt Earp served as a police officer in Wichita for about one year before going to Dodge City.
In the 1920s and 1930s, businessmen and aeronautical engineers established aircraft manufacturing companies in Wichita, including Beechcraft, Cessna, and Stearman Aircraft. The city became an aircraft production hub known as "The Air Capital of the World".[13][14] Textron Aviation, Learjet, Airbus, and Boeing/Spirit AeroSystems continue to operate design and manufacturing facilities in Wichita, and the city remains a major center of the American aircraft industry. Several airports located within the city of Wichita include McConnell Air Force Base,[15][16] Colonel James Jabara Airport, and Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, the largest airport in Kansas.
As an industrial hub, Wichita is a regional center of culture, media, and trade. It hosts several universities, large museums, theaters, parks, shopping centers, and entertainment venues, most notably Intrust Bank Arena and Century II. The city's Old Cowtown Museum maintains historical artifacts and exhibits the city's early history. Wichita State University (WSU) is the third-largest post-secondary institution in the state.
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- ^ a b c d e f "Wichita, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "Profile of Wichita, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts; Wichita, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Wichita". CollinsDictionary.com. Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 11th Edition. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ Miner, Craig (Wichita State Univ. Dept. of History), Wichita: The Magic City, Wichita Historical Museum Association, Wichita, KS, 1988
- ^ Howell, Angela and Peg Vines, The Insider's Guide to Wichita, Wichita Eagle & Beacon Publishing, Wichita, KS, 1995
- ^ "We Built This City," September 2019, Air and Space Magazine, Smithsonian Institution, retrieved March 31, 2023
- ^ McCoy, Daniel (interview with Beechcraft CEO Bill Boisture), "Back to Beechcraft", Wichita Business Journal, February 22, 2013
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