Sedgwick County, Kansas - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Sedgwick County is a county located in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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of Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

. The county's population was 498,365 for the 2010 census. The largest city and county seat

County seat

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is Wichita

Wichita, Kansas

Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...

. The county was named after General John Sedgwick

John Sedgwick

John Sedgwick was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He was the highest ranking Union casualty in the Civil War, killed by a sniper at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.-Early life:Sedgwick was born in the Litchfield Hills town of...

. Sedgwick County is part of the Wichita metropolitan area

Wichita metropolitan area

The Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in south central Kansas, anchored by the city of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 659,372...

19th century

Sedgwick County was founded in 1867, and named after John Sedgwick

John Sedgwick

, who was a Major General

Major general (United States)

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in the Union Army

Union Army

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during the American Civil War

American Civil War

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.

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north-south from Herington

Herington, Kansas

Herington is a city in Dickinson and Morris counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. Named after its founder, Monroe Davis Herington. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,526.-19th century:...

to Caldwell

Caldwell, Kansas

Caldwell is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,068.-19th century:In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north-south from Herington to Caldwell...

. This branch line connected Herington

Herington, Kansas

, Lost Springs

Lost Springs, Kansas

Lost Springs is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. It was named for the old lost spring near the city. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 70.-19th century:...

, Lincolnville

Lincolnville, Kansas

Lincolnville is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 203.-19th century:For millennia, the land that is currently Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the...

, Antelope

Antelope, Kansas

Antelope is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Kansas, United States. Antelope got its name from Antelope grazing near where the first school was being built.-19th century:...

, Marion

Marion, Kansas

Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Kansas, United States. It was named in honor of Francis Marion, a Brigadier General of the American Revolutionary War, known as the "Swamp Fox". As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,927....

, Aulne

Aulne, Kansas

Aulne is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Kansas, United States. The Aulne name was suggested by officials of the railroad when it was built through Aulne.-19th century:...

, Peabody

Peabody, Kansas

Peabody is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. It is named after F.H. Peabody, of Boston, former vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Peabody is well known in the region for its Independence Day Celebration on July 4, and its historic 1880's downtown main street...

, Elbing

Elbing, Kansas

Elbing is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. It is named after the city Elbląg in northern Poland, formerly Prussia. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 229.-History:...

, Whitewater

Whitewater, Kansas

Whitewater is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 718.-19th century:In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north-south from Herington through Whitewater to Caldwell...

, Furley

Furley, Kansas

Furley is an unincorporated community in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.-19th century:In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north-south from Herington through Furley to Caldwell. By 1893, this branch line was incrementally built to Fort Worth, Texas...

, Kechi

Kechi, Kansas

Kechi is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,909.-19th century:In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north-south from Herington through Kechi to Caldwell...

, Wichita

Wichita, Kansas

, Peck

Peck, Kansas

Peck is an unincorporated community on the Sedgwick County and Sumner County border in Kansas, United States.-19th century:In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north-south from Herington through Peck to Caldwell...

, Corbin

Corbin, Kansas

Corbin is a community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. The post office was established February 6, 1884, and discontinued February 16, 1975. The nearby Spring Creek School is on the National Register of Historic Places.-19th century:...

, Wellington

Wellington, Kansas

Wellington is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,172.-19th century:...

, Caldwell

Caldwell, Kansas

. By 1893, this branch line was incrementally built to Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...

. This line is called the "OKT". The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway was foreclosed in 1891 and was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad

Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad

-OKT I:The Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad , was originally created on May 29, 1980 after the demise of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad on March 31, 1980...

, merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad

Missouri Pacific Railroad

The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...

, and finally merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....

. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island".

20th century

Sedgwick County was the setting for the murders committed by the BTK strangler from 1974 until 1991. Dennis Rader

Dennis Rader

Dennis Lynn Rader is an American serial killer who murdered ten people in Sedgwick County , between 1974 and 1991....

, an employee of the Sedgwick County city of Park City

Park City, Kansas

Park City is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States; it is a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,297.-History:...

was arrested in early 2005 after he began sending incriminating letters taunting the police in 2004. He had not been heard from since 1979. Ken Landwehr of the Wichita

Wichita, Kansas

Police Department

Wichita Police Department

The Wichita Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Wichita, Kansas, United States. WPD's jurisdiction overlaps with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's office.The WPD is housed at the City Hall building located at 455 N Main, Wichita, Kansas.-Mission statement:“The...

led the task force which captured Rader, setting a new standard of serial crime detection in the process, which is still studied by police departments across the world. Rader is currently serving 10 life sentences at the El Dorado Correctional Facility in El Dorado

El Dorado, Kansas

El Dorado is a city situated along the Walnut River in the central part of Butler County, located in south-central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,021. It is the county seat and most populous city of Butler County...

Law and government

Sedgwick County was a prohibition, or "dry"

Dry county

A dry county is a county in the United States whose government forbids the sale of alcoholic beverages. Some prohibit off-premises sale, some prohibit on-premises sale, and some prohibit both. Hundreds of dry counties exist across the United States, almost all of them in the South...

, county until the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement. The food sales requirement was removed with voter approval in 1988.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 1009.41 square miles (2,614.4 km²), of which 999.38 square miles (2,588.4 km²) (or 99.01%) is land and 10.03 square miles (26 km²) (or 0.99%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Harvey County
Harvey County, Kansas
Harvey County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 34,684. Its county seat and most populous city is Newton. The county is a part of the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area which also includes Butler,...

(north)
Butler County
Butler County, Kansas
Butler County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 65,880. Its county seat and most populous city is El Dorado. The county is a part of the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area.-19th century:It was named in...

(east)
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...

(southeast)
Sumner County
Sumner County, Kansas
Sumner County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 24,132 for the 2010 census. Its county seat is Wellington. Sumner County is part of the Wichita, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was named in honor of Charles Sumner, a U.S...

(south)
Kingman County
Kingman County, Kansas
Kingman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,858. The largest city and county seat is Kingman.-History:...

(west)
Reno County
Reno County, Kansas
Reno County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 64,511 for the 2010 census. The largest city and county seat is Hutchinson. The Hutchinson Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Reno County.-19th century:In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska...

(northwest)

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 452,869 people, 176,444 households, and 117,688 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

was 453 people per square mile (175/km²). There were 191,133 housing units at an average density of 191 per square mile (74/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 79.38% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 9.13% Black

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or African American

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, 1.11% Native American

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, 3.34% Asian

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, 0.06% Pacific Islander

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, 4.17% from other races

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, and 2.81% from two or more races. 8.04% of the population were Hispanic

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or Latino

Race (United States Census)

of any race.

There were 176,444 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.70% were married couples

Marriage

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living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.20% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,485, and the median income for a family was $51,645. Males had a median income of $37,770 versus $26,153 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the county was $20,907. About 7.00% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.90% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...

, 353,823 (county seat)
Derby
Derby, Kansas
Derby is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Formerly known as El Paso, it is a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 22,158. As of 2008 the population was estimated at 22,517, making it the 17th largest city in the state of Kansas...

, 20,326
Haysville
Haysville, Kansas
Haysville is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,826.-History:...

, 9,627
Park City
Park City, Kansas
Park City is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States; it is a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,297.-History:...

, 7,000
Bel Aire
Bel Aire, Kansas
Bel Aire is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As a suburb of Wichita, Kansas, it is part of the Wichita metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,769.-Geography:...

, 6,530
Mulvane
Mulvane, Kansas
Mulvane is a city in Sedgwick and Sumner counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,111.-History:...

, 5,575
Valley Center
Valley Center, Kansas
Valley Center is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,822.-History:Valley Center was incorporated on September 29, 1885, and was named for its location on the Arkansas River....

, 5,369
Goddard
Goddard, Kansas
Goddard is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Part of the Wichita metropolitan area, it is a suburb of Wichita, Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,344.-History:...

, 3,196
Clearwater
Clearwater, Kansas
Clearwater is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,481.-Geography:Clearwater is located just southwest of Wichita, Kansas at...

, 2,192
Maize
Maize, Kansas
Maize is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,420.-History:...

, 2,118
Cheney
Cheney, Kansas
Cheney is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,094.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Cheney has a total area of , all of it land.-Area attractions:...

, 1,844
Sedgwick
Sedgwick, Kansas
Sedgwick is a city in Harvey and Sedgwick counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,695.-History:Sedgwick was named after John Sedgwick, who was a Major General in the Union Army during the American Civil War....

, 1,649
Colwich
Colwich, Kansas
Colwich is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,327.-Geography:Colwich is located at...

, 1,300
Kechi
Kechi, Kansas
Kechi is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,909.-19th century:In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north-south from Herington through Kechi to Caldwell...

, 1,210
Mount Hope
Mount Hope, Kansas
Mount Hope is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 813.-Geography:Mount Hope is located at...

, 837
Garden Plain
Garden Plain, Kansas
Garden Plain is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 773.-Geography:Garden Plain is located at...

, 813
Eastborough
Eastborough, Kansas
Eastborough is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 773.-History:The first development in the Eastborough area began in 1929, but the discovery of oil in the area postponed its establishment until the middle of the 1930s...

, 797
Andale
Andale, Kansas
Andale is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 928.-Geography:Andale is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 766...

, 791
Bentley
Bentley, Kansas
Bentley is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is named in honor of the cities founder Orsemus Hills Bentley. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 530.-History:...

, 415
Viola
Viola, Kansas
Viola is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 130.-Geography:Viola is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 211 people,...

, 213

Unincorporated places

Anness
Anness, Kansas
Anness is an unincorporated community in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States....
Bayneville
Berwet
Clonmel
Furley
Furley, Kansas
Furley is an unincorporated community in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.-19th century:In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north-south from Herington through Furley to Caldwell. By 1893, this branch line was incrementally built to Fort Worth, Texas...
Greenwich
Greenwich, Kansas
Greenwich is an unincorporated community in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Greenwich is northeast of downtown Wichita. Greenwich has a post office with ZIP code 67055....
Greenwich Heights
Murray Gill
Oaklawn-Sunview
Oaklawn-Sunview, Kansas
Oaklawn-Sunview is a census-designated place in Sedgwick County, Kansas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 3,135.-Geography:Oaklawn-Sunview is located at...

, a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
Peck
Peck, Kansas
Peck is an unincorporated community on the Sedgwick County and Sumner County border in Kansas, United States.-19th century:In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north-south from Herington through Peck to Caldwell...
Prospect
St. Mark
St. Mary Aleppo
St. Paul
Schulte
Schulte, Kansas
Schulte is an unincorporated community located within Sedgewick County, Kansas, United States. It is located along K-42 ....
Sunnydale
Trails View (formerly Spasticville)
Waco
Wego

Townships

Sedgwick County is divided into twenty-seven townships

Civil township

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. The cities of Bel Aire

Bel Aire, Kansas

Bel Aire is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As a suburb of Wichita, Kansas, it is part of the Wichita metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,769.-Geography:...

and Wichita

Wichita, Kansas

are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

align="bottom"|Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Township	FIPS	Population center	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Afton	00425		1,290	14 (37)	91 (35)	2 (1)	1.73%	37°36′10"N 97°37′54"W
Attica	03125	Goddard Goddard, Kansas Goddard is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Part of the Wichita metropolitan area, it is a suburb of Wichita, Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,344.-History:...	4,959	62 (161)	80 (31)	0 (0)	0.23%	37°40′44"N 97°32′16"W
Delano	17375		196	25 (64)	8 (3)	1 (0)	13.81%	37°43′2"N 97°25′13"W
Eagle	19250	Bentley Bentley, Kansas Bentley is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is named in honor of the cities founder Orsemus Hills Bentley. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 530.-History:...	1,069	12 (30)	92 (36)	1 (1)	1.44%	37°51′48"N 97°32′26"W
Erie	21550		106	1 (3)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	37°31′24"N 97°44′51"W
Garden Plain	25400	Garden Plain Garden Plain, Kansas Garden Plain is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 773.-Geography:Garden Plain is located at...	1,780	19 (50)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.15%	37°40′25"N 97°39′47"W
Grand River	27300		607	7 (17)	91 (35)	2 (1)	2.20%	37°40′6"N 97°45′14"W
Grant	28125	Valley Center (part) Valley Center, Kansas Valley Center is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,822.-History:Valley Center was incorporated on September 29, 1885, and was named for its location on the Arkansas River....	3,710	40 (104)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.47%	37°50′55"N 97°20′23"W
Greeley	28400	Mount Hope Mount Hope, Kansas Mount Hope is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 813.-Geography:Mount Hope is located at...	1,094	12 (31)	93 (36)	1 (1)	1.43%	37°52′21"N 97°39′17"W
Gypsum	29300		5,822	64 (164)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0.51%	37°36′26"N 97°12′34"W
Illinois	33775		1,620	18 (45)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.12%	37°35′54"N 97°31′53"W
Kechi	36250	Park City Park City, Kansas Park City is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States; it is a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,297.-History:...	8,041	143 (370)	56 (22)	0 (0)	0.23%	37°47′35"N 97°19′14"W
Lincoln	41150		473	5 (13)	91 (35)	0 (0)	0.12%	37°52′35"N 97°11′53"W
Minneha	47125	Eastborough Eastborough, Kansas Eastborough is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 773.-History:The first development in the Eastborough area began in 1929, but the discovery of oil in the area postponed its establishment until the middle of the 1930s...	5,084	117 (304)	43 (17)	1 (0)	1.49%	37°41′11"N 97°11′25"W
Morton	48550	Cheney Cheney, Kansas Cheney is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,094.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Cheney has a total area of , all of it land.-Area attractions:...	2,380	26 (67)	91 (35)	1 (0)	1.14%	37°37′24"N 97°46′33"W
Ninnescah	50725	Clearwater Clearwater, Kansas Clearwater is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,481.-Geography:Clearwater is located just southwest of Wichita, Kansas at...	2,913	31 (81)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.47%	37°30′51"N 97°31′28"W
Ohio	52450		1,146	12 (32)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.14%	37°31′56"N 97°25′21"W
Park	54425	Maize Maize, Kansas Maize is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,420.-History:...	4,128	51 (131)	82 (32)	2 (1)	2.04%	37°46′26"N 97°26′13"W
Payne	55075		1,119	14 (36)	80 (31)	0 (0)	0.21%	37°46′58"N 97°12′22"W
Riverside	60125	Haysville (part) Haysville, Kansas Haysville is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,826.-History:... Derby (part) Derby, Kansas Derby is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Formerly known as El Paso, it is a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 22,158. As of 2008 the population was estimated at 22,517, making it the 17th largest city in the state of Kansas... Oaklawn-Sunview CDP Oaklawn-Sunview, Kansas Oaklawn-Sunview is a census-designated place in Sedgwick County, Kansas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 3,135.-Geography:Oaklawn-Sunview is located at...	15,694	333 (862)	47 (18)	1 (0)	1.98%	37°34′56"N 97°18′22"W
Rockford	60675	Derby (part) Derby, Kansas Derby is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Formerly known as El Paso, it is a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 22,158. As of 2008 the population was estimated at 22,517, making it the 17th largest city in the state of Kansas...	20,019	198 (514)	101 (39)	1 (0)	0.99%	37°31′55"N 97°14′47"W
Salem	62675	Haysville (part) Haysville, Kansas Haysville is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,826.-History:...	8,411	102 (263)	83 (32)	1 (0)	0.95%	37°32′23"N 97°20′11"W
Sherman	65100	Andale Andale, Kansas Andale is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 928.-Geography:Andale is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 766...	1,362	14 (37)	96 (37)	0 (0)	0.22%	37°47′23"N 97°38′4"W
Union	72375	Colwich Colwich, Kansas Colwich is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,327.-Geography:Colwich is located at...	2,156	23 (60)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.23%	37°46′55"N 97°32′8"W
Valley Center	73275	Valley Center (part) Valley Center, Kansas Valley Center is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,822.-History:Valley Center was incorporated on September 29, 1885, and was named for its location on the Arkansas River....	3,642	39 (100)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.16%	37°51′22"N 97°24′10"W
Viola	74050	Viola Viola, Kansas Viola is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 130.-Geography:Viola is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 211 people,...	547	6 (15)	93 (36)	1 (0)	0.98%	37°30′41"N 97°39′3"W
Waco	74300		3,381	45 (117)	75 (29)	0 (0)	0.12%	37°36′35"N 97°24′57"W

Unified school districts

Wichita USD 259 (Web site)
Derby USD 260 (Web site)
Haysville USD 261 (Web site)
Valley Center USD 262 (Web site)
Mulvane USD 263 (Web site)
Clearwater USD 264 (Web site)
Goddard USD 265 (Web site)
Maize USD 266 (Web site)
Renwick USD 267 (Web site)
Cheney USD 268 (Web site)

Airports

The following public-use airports are located in Sedgwick County:

Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent Airport is a commercial airport located in southwest Wichita, in Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA. It is the busiest airport in the state of Kansas . In 2008, passenger traffic continued to grow despite increased fuel prices and economic troubles, with 1,615,075 passengers...

(ICT)
Beech Factory Airport
Beech Factory Airport
Beech Factory Airport is a public use airport located five nautical miles east of the central business district of Wichita, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is privately owned by the Hawker Beechcraft Corporation....

(BEC)
Cessna Aircraft Field
Cessna Aircraft Field
Cessna Aircraft Field is a public use airport located four nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Wichita, in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is privately owned by the Cessna Aircraft Company.- Facilities and aircraft :...

(CEA)
Colonel James Jabara Airport
Colonel James Jabara Airport
Colonel James Jabara Airport is a public airport located nine miles northeast of the central business district of Wichita, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is named in honor of World War II and Korean War flying ace James Jabara, an American of Lebanese descent who has the...

(AAO)
Riverside Airport (K32)
Cook Airfield (K50)
Maize Airport
Maize Airport
Maize Airport is a privately owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Maize, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.- Facilities and aircraft :...

(70K)
Westport Airport (71K)
Westport Auxiliary Airport (72K)

Points of interest

Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum
Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum
The Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum is located in Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA at 7001 W. 21st North Wichita, Kansas. It was established in 1994 and formally dedicated on Thursday, October 23, 2003....
Sedgwick County Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
The Sedgwick County Zoo is an AZA-accredited wildlife park and major attraction in Wichita, Kansas. Founded in 1971 with the help of the Sedgwick County Zoological Society, the zoo has quickly become recognized both nationally and internationally for its support of conservation programs and...
Sedgwick County Fair
Sedgwick County Fair
The Sedgwick County Fair has been held in Cheney, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States since 1940. Floyd Souders , a citizen of Cheney began working on having a county fair in the community in 1939. Even though Cheney was one of the smaller towns in the county, it had been successful in hosting...
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is a non-profit 501 organization dedicated to preserving and presenting the local history of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA, to the public. The museum was established in 1939 as the Wichita Public Museum. Today the museum resides in the...

External links

County

Historical

Other

Maps

Sedgwick County Map, KDOT
Sedwick County Road Map, sedgwick.gov
Kansas Highway Map, KDOT
Kansas Railroad Map, KDOT
Wichita School District Boundary Map, USD 259
Kansas School District Boundary Map, KSDE

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Townships

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Airports

Points of interest

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