SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS

'Sedgwick County' (standard abbreviation: 'SG') is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population was 452,869. The largest city and county seat is Wichita.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Unincorporated places

Townships

Education

Unified school districts

Points of interest

See also

References

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,614 km² (1,009 mi²). 2,588 km² (999 mi²) of it is land and 26 km² (10 mi²) of it (0.99%) is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Harvey County (north)

★ Butler County (east)

★ Cowley County (southeast)

★ Sumner County (south)

★ Kingman County (west)

★ Reno County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 452,869 people, 176,444 households, and 117,688 families residing in the county. The population density was 175/km² (453/mi²). There were 191,133 housing units at an average density of 74/km² (191/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 79.38% White, 9.13% Black or African American, 1.11% Native American, 3.34% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 4.17% from other races, and 2.81% from two or more races. 8.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino 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 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 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.

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

★ Wichita, 353,823 (county seat)

★ Derby, 20,326

★ Haysville, 9,627

★ Park City, 7,000

★ Bel Aire, 6,530

★ Mulvane, 5,575

★ Valley Center, 5,369

★ Goddard, 3,196

★ Clearwater, 2,192

★ Maize, 2,118

★ Cheney, 1,844

★ Sedgwick, 1,649

★ Colwich, 1,300

★ Kechi, 1,210

★ Mount Hope, 837

★ Garden Plain, 813

★ Eastborough, 797

★ Andale, 791

★ Bentley, 415

★ Viola, 213

Unincorporated places

★ Anness

★ Bayneville

★ Berwet

★ Clonmel

★ Furley

★ Greenwich

★ Greenwich Heights

★ Murray Gill

★ Oaklawn-Sunview, a census-designated place

★ Peck

★ Prospect

★ St. Marks

★ St. Mary Aleppo

★ St. Paul

★ Schulte

★ Sunnydale

★ Waco

★ Wego

Townships

Sedgwick County is divided into twenty-seven townships. The cities of Bel Aire and Wichita 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.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Township	FIPS	Population center	Population	Population density /km² (/mi²)	Land area km² (mi²)	Water area km² (mi²)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Afton	00425		1,290	14 (37)	91 (35)	2 (1)	1.73%
Attica	03125	Goddard	4,959	62 (161)	80 (31)	0 (0)	0.23%
Delano	17375		196	25 (64)	8 (3)	1 (0)	13.81%
Eagle	19250	Bentley	1,069	12 (30)	92 (36)	1 (1)	1.44%
Erie	21550		106	1 (3)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%
Garden Plain	25400	Garden Plain	1,780	19 (50)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.15%
Grand River	27300		607	7 (17)	91 (35)	2 (1)	2.20%
Grant	28125	Valley Center (part)	3,710	40 (104)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.47%
Greeley	28400	Mount Hope	1,094	12 (31)	93 (36)	1 (1)	1.43%
Gypsum	29300		5,822	64 (164)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0.51%
Illinois	33775		1,620	18 (45)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.12%
Kechi	36250	Park City	8,041	143 (370)	56 (22)	0 (0)	0.23%
Lincoln	41150		473	5 (13)	91 (35)	0 (0)	0.12%
Minneha	47125	Eastborough	5,084	117 (304)	43 (17)	1 (0)	1.49%
Morton	48550	Cheney	2,380	26 (67)	91 (35)	1 (0)	1.14%
Ninnescah	50725	Clearwater	2,913	31 (81)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.47%
Ohio	52450		1,146	12 (32)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.14%
Park	54425	Maize	4,128	51 (131)	82 (32)	2 (1)	2.04%
Payne	55075		1,119	14 (36)	80 (31)	0 (0)	0.21%
Riverside	60125	Haysville (part) Derby (part) Oaklawn-Sunview CDP	15,694	333 (862)	47 (18)	1 (0)	1.98%
Rockford	60675	Derby (part)	20,019	198 (514)	101 (39)	1 (0)	0.99%
Salem	62675	Haysville (part)	8,411	102 (263)	83 (32)	1 (0)	0.95%
Sherman	65100	Andale	1,362	14 (37)	96 (37)	0 (0)	0.22%
Union	72375	Colwich	2,156	23 (60)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.23%
Valley Center	73275	Valley Center (part)	3,642	39 (100)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.16%
Viola	74050	Viola	547	6 (15)	93 (36)	1 (0)	0.98%
Waco	74300		3,381	45 (117)	75 (29)	0 (0)	0.12%

Education

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)

Points of interest

★ Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum

★ Sedgwick County Zoo

See also

References

★ Places in Sedgwick County, Kansas United States Census Bureau

External links

;Official websites
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★ Sedgwick County Information Network - includes voting information, elected officials lookup, crime details, and other useful information.
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★ Sedgwick County Zoo
;General county information
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★ KSGenWeb - historical county information.
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★ Political Graveyard