Sedgwick County, Kansas Totally Explained

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Sedgwick County (standard abbreviation: SG) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population was 452,869, and it was estimated to be 470,895 in the year 2006. The largest city and county seat is Wichita. The county was named after General John Sedgwick.
Sedgwick County is part of the Wichita metropolitan area.

Law and government

Sedgwick County was a prohibition, or "dry", 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 U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,009 square miles (2,614 km²), of which, 999 square miles (2,588 km²) of it's land and 10 square miles (26 km²) 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 census of 2000, there were 452,869 people, 176,444 households, and 117,688 families residing in the county. The population density 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, 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

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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's of a significant size. 2000 U.S. Gazetteer

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Township	FIPS	Population center	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %
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

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Derby USD 260 (Web site

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Haysville USD 261 (Web site

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Valley Center USD 262 (Web site

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Mulvane USD 263 (Web site

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Clearwater USD 264 (Web site

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Goddard USD 265 (Web site

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Maize USD 266 (Web site

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Renwick USD 267 (Web site

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Cheney USD 268 (Web site

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Points of interest

Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum

Sedgwick County Zoo

Sedgwick County FairFurther Information

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