Parkerfield, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Parkerfield is a city
situated in the southwest part of Cowley County
, located in south-central Kansas
, in the Central
United States
. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 426.
's plan to annex the area. They believed the city codes to be too restrictive and the taxes too high. The residents hired an attorney to fight the annexation. The petition for incorporation was filed with the Cowley County Clerk on January 20, 2004, and was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on March 9.
. The land topography consists of about 564 acres (261 acres platted and 302 acres (1.2 km²) unplatted at the time of incorporation) with basically a flat terrain with no natural boundaries and a drainage pattern generally to the southeast for the southern half of the area and to the northwest for the northern half of the area.
. Governmental services are provided through the acquisition of water from a rural water district, private sewage systems, fire protection from a rural fire district, law enforcement from the Cowley County Sheriff's Department, and road maintenance by the township and the county. The city is run by an elected mayor
and five-member city council
, and an appointed city clerk and city treasurer
—all unpaid positions.
.
Parkerfield's population was estimated to be in the year , .
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City
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situated in the southwest part of Cowley County
Cowley County, Kansas
Cowley County is a county located in south-central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 36,311. Its county seat and most populous city is Winfield...
, located in south-central Kansas
Kansas
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, in the Central
Central United States
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United States
United States
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. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 426.
History
Parkerfield was incorporated as a city of the third class on March 16, 2004, and elections for mayor and city council were held March 30. The decision to incorporate the city grew out of a protest by area residents of neighboring Arkansas CityArkansas City, Kansas
Arkansas City is a city situated at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut rivers in the southwestern part of Cowley County, located in south-central Kansas, in the central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,415....
's plan to annex the area. They believed the city codes to be too restrictive and the taxes too high. The residents hired an attorney to fight the annexation. The petition for incorporation was filed with the Cowley County Clerk on January 20, 2004, and was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on March 9.
Geography
Parkerfield is located at (37.085036,-96.998978), near the east edge of Arkansas CityArkansas City, Kansas
Arkansas City is a city situated at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut rivers in the southwestern part of Cowley County, located in south-central Kansas, in the central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,415....
. The land topography consists of about 564 acres (261 acres platted and 302 acres (1.2 km²) unplatted at the time of incorporation) with basically a flat terrain with no natural boundaries and a drainage pattern generally to the southeast for the southern half of the area and to the northwest for the northern half of the area.
Law and government
Parkerfield is incorporated as a city of the third class and, as such, receives services from Creswell Township and Cowley CountyCowley County, Kansas
Cowley County is a county located in south-central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 36,311. Its county seat and most populous city is Winfield...
. Governmental services are provided through the acquisition of water from a rural water district, private sewage systems, fire protection from a rural fire district, law enforcement from the Cowley County Sheriff's Department, and road maintenance by the township and the county. The city is run by an elected mayor
Mayor
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and five-member city council
City council
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, and an appointed city clerk and city treasurer
Treasurer
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—all unpaid positions.
Demographics
Since it was incorporated on March 16, 2004, it was not included in the 2000 censusUnited States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
Parkerfield's population was estimated to be in the year , .
External links
CitySchools
- USD 470, local school district
Maps
- Cowley County Map, KDOT