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City of Wichita
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Nickname: The Air Capital Of The World
Location in the state of Kansas
Location in the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 37°41′20″N 97°20′10″W / 37.68889, -97.33611
Country United States
State Kansas
County Sedgwick
Government
 - Mayor Carl Brewer (D)
Area
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 - Land 135. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 8 sq mi (351. 6 km²)
 - Water 3. 2 sq mi (8. 2 km²)
Elevation 1,299 ft (396 m)
Population (2006)
 - Total 357,698
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 316
FIPS code 20-79000[1]
GNIS feature ID 0473862[2]
Website: www.wichita.gov

Wichita (pronounced /ˈwɪtʃɨtɔː/), also known as the Air Capital of the World, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, as well as a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area Code 316 is the Area code for Telephone exchanges in the city of Wichita Kansas and surrounding communities Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " In July of 2006, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Wichita ninth on its list of the 10 best big cities to live in the United States. The city is home to six major aircraft manufacturing companies and McConnell Air Force Base. McConnell Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located four miles (6 km south of the Central business district of Wichita, a city in Wichita is located in South Central Kansas on the Arkansas River, and is the county seat of Sedgwick County. The Arkansas River is a major Tributary of the Mississippi River. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Sedgwick County (standard abbreviation SG) is a county located in the U It is also the home of a National Weather Service Forecast Office which serves portions of central, south-central, and southeast Kansas. The National Weather Service ( NWS) once known as the Weather Bureau is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The city's population was 344,284 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be 357,698 in the year 2006,[3] making it the 50th largest in the United States. The Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which encompasses Sedgwick, Butler, Harvey, and Sumner counties, has a 2007 estimated population of 596,452 persons residing in 245,159 households, making it the 84th largest MSA in the United States. 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 Butler County (county code BU) is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. Harvey County (county code HV) is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. Sumner County (standard abbreviation SU) is a County located in the U The Wichita-Winfield Combined Statistical Area also includes Cowley County and has an estimated population of 630,703. Table of United States Combined Statistical AreasThe United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. There is also Cowley County, New South Wales Cowley County (county code CL) is a county located in south-central Nearby Reno County is not a part of the Wichita MSA or CSA, but the Census reported a population estimate of 63,832 in Reno County in 2003.

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Geography

Wichita is located at 37°41′20″N, 97°20′10″W (37. 688848, -97. 336226). [4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 138. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 9 square miles and 3. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 2 sq mi (8. 2 km²), or 2. 29%, is water. [1]

Climate

Wichita has a humid continental climate (Koppen Dfa) with hot, humid summers and cool to cold, dry winters. The humid continental climate is a Climate found over large areas of land masses in the temperate regions of the mid-latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between Over the course of a year, temperatures range from an average low of about 20°F (-8°C) in January to an average high of nearly 93°F (34°C) in July. The maximum temperature reaches 90°F (32°C) an average of 64 days per year and reaches 100°F (38°C) an average of 14 days per year. The minimum temperature falls below 32°F (0°C) an average of 108 days per year. Typically the first fall freeze occurs between the second week of October and mid-November, and the last spring freeze occurs between the end of March and the final week of April.

The area receives over 30 inches (760 mm) of precipitation during an average year with the largest share being received in May and June—with a combined 21 days of measurable precipitation. During a typical year the total amount of precipitation may be anywhere from 22 to 40 inches (560 to 1,020 mm). There are on average 88 days of measurable precipitation per year. Winter snowfall averages almost 17 inches (44 cm), but the median is less than 8 inches (25 cm). Measurable snowfall occurs an average of 11 days per year with at least an inch of snow being received on five of those days. Snow depth of at least an inch occurs an average of 18 days per year.

The area is vulnerable to severe weather, with often violent thunderstorms occurring mainly during the spring and summer months of March-June. Severe weather is any destructive weather phenomenon. The term is usually used to refer to severe thunderstorms and related phenomena such as Tornados These occasionally bring large hail as well as frequent lightning. Hail is a form of precipitation which consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice (hailstones Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of Electricity, which typically occurs during Thunderstorms and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or Sometimes tornadoes occur. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus The outskirts of Wichita were affected during the Andover, Kansas Tornado Outbreak on April 26, 1991, which spawned an F5 tornado—the most violent of its kind. The 1991 Andover Kansas Tornado outbreak was a violent outbreak of 55 Tornadoes which took place on April 26, 1991, killing 24 people The Fujita scale ( F-Scale) or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating Tornado intensity based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures During the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, on May 3, 1999, an F4 tornado hit the town of Haysville, tracking then north and hitting the southwest edge of Wichita. The 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak was a Severe weather event that lasted from May 3 until May 6, 1999 and brought violent storms to Oklahoma The Fujita scale ( F-Scale) or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating Tornado intensity based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures Haysville is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.

Source: Monthly Station Climate Summaries, 1971-2000, U.S. National Climatic Data Center
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Temperatures (°F)
Mean high 40. 1 47. 2 57. 3 66. 9 76. 0 87. 1 92. 9 91. 6 82. 2 70. 2 54. 5 43. 1 67. 4
Mean low 20. 3 25. 3 34. 4 43. 7 54. 0 63. 9 69. 1 67. 9 59. 3 46. 9 33. 9 24. 0 45. 2
Highest recorded 75
(1967)		 87
(1996)		 89
(1989)		 96
(1972)		 100
(1996)		 110
(1980)		 113
(1954)		 110
(1984)		 108
(2000)		 95
(1979)		 85
(1980)		 83
(1955)		 113
(1954)
Lowest recorded −21
(1982)		 −21
(1982)		 −2
(1960)		 15
(1975)		 31
(1976)		 43
(1969)		 51
(1975)		 48
(1967)		 31
(1984)		 18
(1993)		 1
(1975)		 −16
(1989)		 −21
(1982)
Precipitation (inches)
Median 0. 63 0. 62 2. 13 2. 32 3. 25 3. 72 3. 76 2. 16 2. 09 1. 95 1. 81 1. 01 29. 62
Mean number of days 5. 4 5. 4 8. 1 8. 5 11. 2 9. 7 7. 2 7. 6 7. 2 6. 4 5. 8 5. 7 88. 2
Highest monthly 2. 73
(1973)		 3. 33
(1987)		 9. 17
(1973)		 6. 02
(1999)		 9. 62
(1993)		 8. 90
(1995)		 6. 65
(1971)		 7. 69
(1987)		 10. 69
(1999)		 9. 42
(1998)		 4. 91
(1992)		 4. 71
(1984)
Snowfall (inches)
Median 2. 8 2. 2 0. 2 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 3 2. 2 7. 7
Mean number of days 3. 6 2. 5 1. 1 0. 2 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 1 0. 8 2. 7 11. 0
Highest monthly 19. 7
(1987)		 16. 7
(1971)		 13. 6
(1998)		 4. 6
(1979)		 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 1. 5
(1991)		 7. 1
(1972)		 13. 8
(1983)
Notes: Temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit. Temperature is a physical property of a system that underlies the common notions of hot and cold something that is hotter generally has the greater temperature Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 Precipitation includes rain and melted snow or sleet in inches; median values are provided for precipitation and snowfall because mean averages may be misleading. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric Rain is Liquid precipitation. On Earth it is the condensation of atmospheric Water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall often making it to "Snowfall" redirects here For other uses see Snow (disambiguation or Snowfall (disambiguation. Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. In Probability theory and Statistics, a median is described as the number separating the higher half of a sample a population or a Probability distribution In Mathematics and Statistics, the arithmetic Mean (or simply the mean) of a list of numbers is the sum of all the members of the list divided Mean and median values are for the 30-year period 1971–2000; temperature extremes are for the station's period of record (1954–2001). The station is located at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport at 37°39′N 97°26′W, elevation 1,321 feet (401 m).

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1880 4,911
—
1890 23,853 385. 7%
1900 24,671 3. 4%
1910 52,450 112. 6%
1920 72,217 37. 7%
1930 111,110 53. 9%
1940 114,966 3. 5%
1950 168,279 46. 4%
1960 254,698 51. 4%
1970 276,554 8. 6%
1980 279,272 1. 0%
1990 304,011 8. 9%
2000 344,284 13. 2%

Wichita's population was estimated to be 357,698 in the year 2006, an increase of 6188, or +1. 8%, over the previous six years. [3] In 2007 the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated population of 596,492.

Census of 2000

As of the U.S. Census in 2000,[1] there were 344,284 people, 139,087 households, and 87,763 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,536. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (979. 2/km²). There were 152,119 housing units at an average density of 1,120. 6/sq mi (432. 7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75. 20% White, 11. 42% Black or African American, 3. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa 96% Asian, 1. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian 16% Native American, 0. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States 06% Pacific Islander, 5. Pacific Islander Americans are residents of the United States with original ancestry from Oceania. 10% from other races, and 3. 10% from two or more races. The terms multiracial and mixed-race describe people whose ancestries come from different races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9. Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically 62% of the population.

There were 139,087 households out of which 32. 1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47. 3% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36. 9% were non-families. 31. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 44 and the average family size was 3. 10.

In the city the population was spread out with 27. 1% under the age of 18, 10. 1% from 18 to 24, 30. 7% from 25 to 44, 20. 2% from 45 to 64, and 11. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94. 6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,939, and the median income for a family was $49,247. The median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of Households earning less Males had a median income of $36,457 versus $25,844 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,647. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 8. 4% of families and 11. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 4% of those under age 18 and 7. 6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical trends

The City of Wichita's logo.
The City of Wichita's logo.

Following the incorporation of the city in 1870 rapid immigration resulted in a land boom involving speculation into the late 1880s. Wichita had become the third largest city in the state (behind Kansas City and Topeka) with a population of nearly 24,000 in 1890. Kansas City Kansas. Items for the metro area should also go to the Kansas City Metropolitan Area page Items for Kansas City Missouri Topeka ( Kansa: Tó Ppí Kˀé ˌto ˈpːi ˌkˀeɪ Ioway: Dó Pí Kˀé ˌto ˈpʰi ˌkˀeɪ After the boom the city suffered from 15 years of comparative depression and slow growth.

The early 20th century saw a resurgence in growth from the nascent aircraft industry (see below) with the population increasing by 350% between 1900 and 1930. By 1920 Wichita had entered the top 100 largest cities in the United States and by 1930 reached 77th in rank. The depression of the 1930s again brought slow growth with total population only increasing by 3% between 1930 and 1940. The decades during and after World War II saw a growth spurt as the city's population increased by more than 120% between 1940 and 1960. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Wichita had become the largest city in the state by 1950 and the 51st largest city in the country by 1960.

The period between 1950 and 1970 saw a major shift in the city's racial makeup, as the proportion of blacks in the population increased significantly. Until 1950, blacks had made up about 5% of the population, with little variation. The black population increased from 8,082 (4. 8%) in 1950 to 26,841 (9. 7%) in 1970, a 230% increase. This also marked the beginning of the decline of the white majority. Even as the white population has increased from 160,000 in 1950 to about 260,000 in 2000, the percentage of the population has dropped from 95% to 75%.

During the 1970s, the city's population only grew by 1%, but the growth rate accelerated in the following two decades to more than 13% in the 1990s. The growth in minority races is still strong. The black population has grown by a more modest 14% per decade, but the proportion of the other races, including indigenous American and immigrants from Asia and the Pacific Rim, has risen from just 1% to over 10% of the population.

Transportation

Most residents of Wichita travel around the region by car. The Kansas Turnpike (Interstate 35), Interstates 135 and 235, U.S. Route 54/400, and K-96 run through and near the city. The Kansas Turnpike is a 236-mile (380-km Freeway -standard Toll road that lies entirely within the U In the US state of Kansas, Interstate 35 follows the Kansas Turnpike from the Oklahoma state line north and northeast to Emporia Interstate 135 (abbreviated I-135) is a 957 mile-long Interstate Highway in central and south-central Kansas, USA. Interstate 235 (abbreviated I-235) in Kansas is a 1652 mile-long north-south bypass spur route of Interstate 35 that travels through the western part of US Route 54 is an east-west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 1197 miles (1926 km from western Illinois to El Paso Texas US Route 400 is a mostly east-west US Highway, commissioned in 1994 K-96 is a State highway in central and southern Kansas. Its western terminus is at the Colorado state line east of Towner Colorado, where Currently the idea of a Northwest Corridor is under discussion, to run from K-96 south from Maize to US-54/400. K-96 is a State highway in central and southern Kansas. Its western terminus is at the Colorado state line east of Towner Colorado, where Maize is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is located in south-central Kansas, near Wichita.

The Wichita Transit Authority operates 51 buses on 18 fixed bus routes within the city. [5]

The nearest Amtrak station is in Newton (20 miles/32 km to the north), offering service on the Southwest Chief route between Los Angeles and Chicago. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 Newton is a City in and the County seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. The Southwest Chief (formerly the Southwest Limited) is a Passenger train operated by Amtrak along a 2256-mile (3631-km route through Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

Wichita is home to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, the largest airport in the state of Kansas (the larger Kansas City International Airport is in Missouri). Wichita Mid-Continent Airport is a commercial Airport located in southwest Wichita, in Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA. Kansas City International Airport, originally named Mid-Continent International Airport Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Flights from Wichita's airport travel to many U. S. airport hubs via 9 commercial carriers. Mid-Continent is currently experiencing a period of growth, and served a record 1. 6 million passengers in 2007.

Colonel James Jabara Airport is a general aviation facility located on the city's northeast side. Colonel James Jabara Airport is a public Airport located nine miles (14 km) northeast of the Central business district of Wichita, a city

Cityscape

Downtown Wichita & Century II Convention Center
Downtown Wichita & Century II Convention Center

Wichita has several recognized areas and neighborhoods. The Century II Convention Hall, or Century II Convention Center is a 5244-seat multi-purpose Arena in Wichita Kansas, USA. The downtown area is generally considered to be east of the Arkansas River, west of Washington Street, north of Kellogg and south of 13th Street. The Arkansas River is a major Tributary of the Mississippi River. The downtown area contains landmarks such as Century II, the Garvey center, and the Epic Center. The Epic Center is a High-rise building located at 301 N Main St Old Town is also part of downtown; this 2-3 square mile area is home to a cluster of night clubs, bars, restaurants, a movie theater, shops, apartments and condominiums, many of which make use of historical warehouse-type spaces.

The two most notable residential areas of Wichita are Riverside and College Hill. Riverside is northwest of the downtown area, across the Arkansas River, and surrounds the 120-acre (0. 49 km²) Riverside Park. [6] College Hill is east of the downtown area, south of Wichita State University. College Hill is one of the more historic neighborhoods, along with Delano on the west side and Midtown in the north-central city. [7]

The town of Eastborough, Kansas is east of College Hill, entirely engulfed by the city of Wichita. Eastborough is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American "

Wichita is also home to two major shopping malls: Towne East Square and Towne West Square, each on the opposite end of town, and each managed by Simon Property Group. Towne East Square is an enclosed two-story Shopping mall located in Wichita Kansas, United States. Towne West Square is an enclosed Shopping mall located in Wichita Kansas, United States. Simon Property Group Inc ( an S&P 500 company headquartered in Indianapolis Indiana, is the largest developer of Shopping malls in the United Each mall is home to five anchor stores, and more than 100 tenants apiece. The oldest mall, Wichita Mall, is largely a dead mall. A dead mall or greyfield is a Shopping mall with a high vacancy rate or a low consumer traffic level or that is dated or deteriorating in some manner

Culture

The City of Wichita is home to Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, which boasts 24 themed gardens including the popular Butterfly Garden and the award-winning Sally Stone Sensory Garden. Botanica The Wichita Gardens 95 acres (38 hectares are Botanical gardens and park located at 701 North Amidon Wichita, Kansas, USA. Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum is also located in the city. The Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum is located in Sedgwick County Kansas, USA at 7001 W

The first complete recording made by jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker occurred in 1940 at the Trocadero Ballroom in Wichita. During the 1950s and early 1960s, Wichita had a significant Beat movement. [8] The Wichita Jazz Festival remains a significant annual event on the national jazz calendar.

Wichita is also home to the Wichita River Festival, held each May in the Downtown and Old Town areas of the city. It is one of the longest continuous running festivals in the state of Kansas and features over 70 events, including musical entertainment, sporting events, traveling exhibits, cultural and historical activities, plays, interactive children's events, a flea market, river events, a parade, block party, food court, fireworks and souvenirs for the roughly 370,000+ patrons who attend each year. A flea market or swap meet is a type of Bazaar where inexpensive or secondhand goods are sold or bartered A firework is classified as a low explosive pyrotechnic device used primarily for aesthetic and entertainment purposes A souvenir (from French, for memory) memento or keepsake is an object a traveler brings home for the memories associated with [9]

Blackbear Bosin's The Keeper of the Plains at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers by the Wichita Mid-America All Indian Center
Blackbear Bosin's The Keeper of the Plains at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers by the Wichita Mid-America All Indian Center

Other major attractions of the city include the Sedgwick County Zoo, home to more than 2,500 animals of nearly 500 different species; the Old Cowtown Museum; McConnell Air Force Base; Exploration Place, a science and discovery center for all ages; the Old Town historical and entertainment district; the Mid-America All-Indian Center and Museum; and the Wichita Art Museum. Blackbear Bosin ( June 5, 1921 - August 9, 1980) was a Comanche - Kiowa The Keeper of the Plains proudly stands at the confluence of the Big and Little Arkansas rivers in Wichita, Confluence, in Geography, describes the meeting of two or more Bodies of water. The Arkansas River is a major Tributary of the Mississippi River. The Little Arkansas River (pronounced ahr-KAN-zez is a 90 mi (145 km long river located in South Central Kansas. McConnell Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located four miles (6 km south of the Central business district of Wichita, a city in Exploration Place is a modern science museum located in the "museums on the river" district in Wichita, Kansas, United States. The Wichita Art Museum is an Art museum located in Wichita Kansas.

Other museums and attractions in the metro area:

Wichita is also home to Kansas' tallest building, the Epic Center

Disc golf is a popular activity in Wichita. Music Theatre of Wichita is the major performing arts company in the city of Wichita. The Wichita Symphony Orchestra (WSO is a Wichita Kansas, United States based orchestra strongly associated with the Wichita State University School of Music The Great Plains Transportation Museum is a railroad museum in Wichita, Kansas. Bethel College is a private college affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. The Lowell D Holmes Museum of Anthropology began in 1966 as the Museum of Man, at the bequest and initiation of Dr The Keeper of the Plains proudly stands at the confluence of the Big and Little Arkansas rivers in Wichita, The Sedgwick County Fair has been held in Cheney, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States since 1940 Wichita State University (WSU is an American state-supported university located in the city of Wichita Kansas. The Wichita Art Museum is an Art museum located in Wichita Kansas. The Wichita Public Library consists of nine locations throughout the city of Wichita in the U The Epic Center is a High-rise building located at 301 N Main St Disc golf (also called Frisbee Golf is a disc game in which individual players throw a Flying disc into a basket or at a target There are two eighteen hole disc golf courses (with alternate pads) in the city and several in the surrounding area. These courses include:

History

First Pizza Hut building at Wichita State University Campus
First Pizza Hut building at Wichita State University Campus

A thorough history can be found at the external site City of Wichita-History.

The site on the two rivers has served as a trading center for nomadic peoples for the last 11,000 years. The area was visited by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in 1541, while he was in search of the fabulous "cities of gold. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado y Luján (Born in 1510 &ndash Died on September 22 1554 was a Spanish Conquistador, who visited New Mexico and other " While there, he encountered a group of Indians whom he called Quiviras and who have been identified by archeological and historical studies as Wichita Indians. The Wichita are a Tribe of Native Americans, indigenous inhabitants of North America, who speak Wichita, a Caddoan language. By 1719 these people had moved south to Oklahoma, where they met French traders. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. The first permanent settlement in Wichita was a collection of grass houses inhabited by the Wichita Indians in 1863. The Wichita are a Tribe of Native Americans, indigenous inhabitants of North America, who speak Wichita, a Caddoan language. They had moved back to Wichita from Oklahoma during the Civil War due to their pro-Union sentiments. The city was officially incorporated in 1870. Shortly thereafter it became a railhead destination for cattle drives from Texas and other southwestern points, from whence it has derived its nickname of "Cowtown. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. " It quickly gained a wild reputation, and had numerous well known lawmen pass through, employed to help keep the rowdy cowboys in line. Among those lawmen was Wyatt Earp. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp ( March 19, 1848 &ndash January 13, 1929) was an American farmer Teamster, sometime buffalo

Wichita reached national fame in 1900 when Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) member Carrie Nation decided to carry her crusade against alcohol to Wichita. On December 27 of that year she entered the Carey House bar in downtown Wichita and smashed the place with a rock and a pool ball. She had visited all the bars in Wichita the night before and demanded that they close their doors. However, the painting by John Noble of Cleopatra at the Roman Bath in the Carey House had drawn her particular wrath.

In 1914-1915, oil was discovered nearby and Wichita became a major oil center. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit The money derived from oil allowed local entrepreneurs to invest in a nascent airplane industry. In 1917, the first plane, the Cessna Comet, was manufactured in Wichita. Forty-three Swallows, the first airplanes made specifically for production, were built in Wichita between 1920 and 1923. This industry, coinciding with Wichita as a test center for new aviation, established Wichita as the "Air Capital. " Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech were employees of the Swallow company, but in January 1925 they left Swallow Aircraft and teamed up with Clyde Cessna to form Travel Air. Lloyd Stearman left the company in 1926 to start Stearman Aircraft in Venice, California. Cessna quit in January 1927 to start Cessna. The Cessna Aircraft Company is an airplane manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Stearman would only be gone from Wichita for a year before returning.

Travel Air with Walter Beech at the helm grew to the point of employing over 600 workers and working in a huge factory complex constructed from 1927 to 1929. Employing so many workers at such a large complex and being a few miles outside the city limits it was tagged "Travel Air City" by Wichita residents. The company merged with the huge Curtis Wright Corporation in the Roaring Twenties' heyday of company buyouts and takeovers just two months before the Stock Market crash in 1929. Roaring Twenties is a phrase used to describe the 1920s principally in North America, that emphasizes the period's social artistic and cultural dynamism Workers were laid off by the hundreds during 1930 and more so in 1931. By the fall of 1932 all workers were let go in Wichita, equipment was sold and the entire Travel Air plant sat empty.

In March 1932 Walter quit Curtis Wright to form Beech Aircraft with his wife Olive Ann and hired Ted Wells as his chief engineer. Hawker Beechcraft The Beech Aircraft Corporation, previously the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon and now a unit of Hawker Beechcraft, is a United The first four or five "Beechcraft" were built in the vacant Cessna Aircraft plant which was also closed during the depression. Beech later leased and then bought the Travel Air plant from Curtis Wright and men, machinery, and an airplane or two were moved from the Cessna plant. The first aircraft was the Model 17, later dubbed the "Staggerwing" which was first flown on November 5, 1932. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The aircraft that would propel the small company into a huge corporation was the Model 18 "Twin Beech," of which thousands were built from 1937 to 1969. The Staggerwing production ended in 1946 with approximately 750 built and a few more assembled from parts in 1947. The Staggerwing production was replaced by the Beechcraft Bonanza, although there are still nearly 100 Staggerwings in existence, most in usable condition. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

The city experienced a population explosion during World War II when it became a major manufacturing center for airplanes needed in the war effort. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including By 1945, 4. 2 bombers were being produced daily in Wichita. Stearman Aircraft, later purchased by the Boeing Company, was founded in Wichita, as were Beech Aircraft (now called Hawker Beechcraft), Cessna Aircraft, and LearJet (now Bombardier). Stearman Aircraft Corporation was an Aircraft manufacturer established by Lloyd Stearman at Wichita Kansas in 1927. The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E The Cessna Aircraft Company is an airplane manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Bombardier Inc (bɔ̃baʁdje is a Canadian conglomerate, founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier as L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée in 1942 The city remains a major manufacturing center for the aircraft industry today, with all of these and Airbus still having major centers there, hence its nickname: "The Air Capital. Airbus SAS (ˈɛərbʌs in English, Airbus2ogg|/ɛʁbys/]] in French, and /ˈɛːɐbʊs/ in German) is an aircraft manufacturing "

Wichita was also a significant entrepreneurial business center during the pre and post-war period, with Coleman, Mentholatum, Pizza Hut, Spangles, White Castle, Taco Tico and Koch Industries having all been founded in Wichita. Coleman Company Inc is known is an American company that specializes in outdoor recreation products The Mentholatum Company Inc, ( Katakana: メンソレータム Traditional Chinese: 曼秀雷敦 founded in 1889 by Albert Alexander Hyde, is a Spangles is a family-owned Fast food chain based in Wichita, Kansas. White Castle is the oldest American Hamburger fast food restaurant chain Taco Tico is a chain of Tex-Mex cuisine Fast-food restaurants. Koch Industries Inc (pronounced "koke" is a private corporation based in Wichita, Kansas with subsidiaries involved in manufacturing trading and Ironically, White Castle closed all of their restaurants in Wichita in 1938 and has not operated in the state of Kansas after a failed revival attempt in the Kansas City area in the early 1990s. The entrepreneurial spirit of Wichita led to the creation one of the first academic centers to study and support entrepreneurship at The Wichita State University, Center for Entrepreneurship.

Recent history has seen development downtown and the East and West sides. Sedgwick County Voters recently approved a sales tax raise to build a new arena downtown to replace the aging Kansas Coliseum. This is considered by many a stepping stone to launch new development downtown.

An informative collection of historical photographs of the city can be found at Wichita Photo Archives.

Cartoon character Dennis the Menace lived in the outskirts of Wichita, Kansas, on a supposedly fictional, quiet neighborhood on a street named Elm Street.

Sister cities

Metro cities

Education

The majority of Wichita's students are served by Wichita Public Schools (USD 259), although portions of Wichita are served by the Derby (USD 260), Haysville (USD 261), Maize (USD 266), Valley Center (USD 262), Goddard (USD 265) and Circle (USD 375) school districts. Cancún (pronounced as kanˈkun is a coastal city in Mexico 's easternmost state Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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Colwich is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. The population was 1229 at the 2000 census. Derby is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Formerly known as El Paso it is a suburb of Wichita. 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 Garden Plain is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Goddard is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, in the United States. Haysville is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Hesston is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. The population was 3509 at the 2000 census. Kechi (pronounced /ˈkitʃaɪ/) is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Maize is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is located in south-central Kansas, near Wichita. Mount Hope is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Mulvane is a city in Sedgwick and Sumner counties in Kansas. 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USD 259 High Schools (USD 259)

USD 259 Middle Schools

  • Allison Middle School
  • Blackbear Bosin Academy
  • Brooks Middle School
  • Coleman Middle School
  • Curtis Middle School
  • Gordon Parks Middle School
  • Hadley Middle School
  • Hamilton Middle School
  • Horace Mann Middle School
  • Jardine Middle School
  • Marshall Middle School
  • Mead Middle School
  • Pleasant Valley Middle School
  • Robinson Middle School
  • Stucky Middle School
  • Truesdale Middle School
  • Wilbur Middle School


USD 259 Elementary Schools

  • A. Wichita High School East is a public, co-educational Secondary school located near the center of Wichita, Kansas. Wichita Heights High School is a Secondary school located at 5301 N Southeast High School is an urban high school located in Wichita 's public school district USD 259 Wichita High School North is a public, co-educational Secondary school located north of the downtown Northeast Magnet is a magnet high school in Wichita Kansas, United States A. Hyde Elementary School
  • Adams Elementary School
  • Allen Elementary Schhol
  • Anderson Elementary School
  • Beech Elementary School
  • Benton Grade School
  • Black Traditional Magnet Elementary School
  • Bryant Elementary School
  • Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary School
  • Caldwell Elementary School
  • Cessna Elementary School
  • Chisholm Trail Elementary School
  • Clark Elementary School
  • Cleaveland Traditional Magnet Elementary School
  • Cloud Elementary School
  • College Hill Elementary School
  • Colvin Elementary School
  • Earhart Environmental Magnet Elementary School
  • Emerson Magnet Elementary School
  • Enterprise Elementary School
  • Franklin Elementary School
  • Funston Elementary School
  • Gammon Elementary School
  • Gardiner Elementary School
  • Greiffenstein SpecialEd Center
  • Griffith Elementary School
  • Harry Street Elementary School
  • Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet
  • Hyde International Studies and Communication Elementary Magnet
  • Irving Elementary School
  • Isely Traditional Magnet
  • Jefferson Elementary School
  • Kelly Liberal Arts Academy
  • Kensler Elementary School
  • L'Ouverture Computer Technology Elementary School
  • Lawrence Elementary School
  • Lewis Open Magnet Elementary School
  • Lincoln Elementary School
  • Linwood Elementary School
  • McCollom Elementary School
  • McLean Science Technology Magnet
  • Minneha Elementary School
  • Mueller Elementary School
  • OK Elementrary School
  • Oaklawn Elementary School
  • Oatville Elementary School
  • Park Elementary School
  • Paul B Cooper Elementary School
  • Payne Elementary School
  • Peterson Elementary School
  • Pleasant Valley Elementary School
  • Price-Harris Communications Magnet
  • Rea Woodman Elementary School
  • Riverside Elementary School
  • Seltzer Elementary School
  • Spaght Accelerated Magnet Academy
  • Stanley Elementary School
  • Washington Elementary School
  • White Elementary School
  • Wineteer Elementary School
  • Woodland Magnet Elementary School
  • Woodman Elementary School

Private Schools

Colleges and universities

Most Community Colleges and State Universities offer online/distance learning options. Baker University is a private residential University located in Baldwin City Kansas, United States. Butler Community College is an accredited 2-year Community college located in El Dorado, Kansas, United States. Cowley County Community College and Area Vocational-Technical School (usually referred to as just Cowley College) is a two-year college located in Arkansas City, Friends University is a private non-denominational Christian university in Wichita, Kansas. Newman University is a coeducational Catholic liberal arts university in Wichita Kansas. Wichita Area Technical College is a Vocational - Technical school located in Wichita Kansas. Wichita State University (WSU is an American state-supported university located in the city of Wichita Kansas. The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City The University of Phoenix ( UPX) is a for-profit educational institution that specializes in Adult education.

Sports teams

Notable residents

Millvina Dean, the last living survivor of the RMS Titanic sinking, was aboard the ship with her parents and brother en route to Wichita where her father was going to open a tobacco shop. Hattie McDaniel ( June 10, 1895 – October 26, 1952) was an American Actress and the first black performer to win an Roger Mears (born March 24, 1947, Wichita Kansas) is a former Off-road driver who also drove in the USAC and CART Vera Miles (born Vera June Ralston; August 23, 1929) is an American actress known from such classic films as The Searchers Eric Moore may refer to Eric Moore (Australian rules footballer (born 1948 Australian rules player for Richmond and South Melbourne Eric Richard Wayne Mullins ( October 21, 1955 &ndash September 19, 1997) was an American Christian music Singer and Antonya Nelson (born 1961 is an American Author from Wichita Kansas. Roger Francisco Noriega (born 1959 Wichita Kansas) has served as a U The Organization of American States ( OAS, or as it is known in the three other official languages OEA) is an International organization, headquartered Gale Ann Norton (born March 11, 1954) served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2001 to 2006 under President The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. Susan Page (born February 12, 1951) is an American Journalist and the current Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today. Michael Alan (Mike Pelfrey (born January 14 1984 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is a Starting pitcher for the New York Mets Lawrence Pete (born January 18, 1966 in Wichita Kansas) is a former American football Nose tackle. Jeffrey Lee "Jeff" Probst (born November 4 1961 is an Emmy Award -winning American Game show host, Executive producer and a Nathan Daniel "Nate" Robertson, (born September 3, 1977, in Wichita Kansas) is a left-handed pitcher who currently plays with the Detroit The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Danny Roew is an American Music video and Film director. Filmography Music videos "Destiny" Chakra A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. James Ronald ("Jim" Ryun (born April 29, 1947) is an American former track athlete and Politician, who was The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Barry David Sanders (born) is a former American football Running back who spent all of his professional career with the Detroit Lions in the NFL The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. Gale Eugene Sayers (b May 30 1943, Wichita Kansas) also known as "The Kansas Comet", was a professional football player The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Vernon Lomax Smith (born January 1, 1927) is professor of Economics at Chapman University School of Law and School of Business in Orange The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk William Eugene Smith (1918-1978 was an American photojournalist known for his refusal to compromise professional standards and his brutally vivid World War II Arlen Specter (born February 12 1930) is the senior United States Senator from Pennsylvania and a member of the Republican Party Lloyd Carlton Stearman ( October 26, 1898 &ndash April 3, 1975) was an American Aviator and aircraft designer John Cameron Swayze ( April 4, 1906 – August 15, 1995) was a popular news commentator and Game show panelist in the Darnell Terrell Valentine (born February 3 1959, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former professional Basketball player Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American Guitarist, songwriter and Rock musician He has been a Kamerion Wimbley (pronounced kam-EER-ee-on (born October 13, 1983 in Wichita Kansas) is a current American football outside linebacker for American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Lynette Woodard (born August 12, 1959, in Wichita Kansas) is a retired American Basketball player who made history by becoming the first Elizabeth Gladys “Millvina” Dean (born 2 February 1912) is at age 96 the last remaining survivor of the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' that occurred Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland Millvina's father died in the sinking, and the remaining members of the family returned to their native England

Media

Print media

The Wichita Eagle is the daily newspaper in Wichita. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Wichita Eagle is a daily Newspaper published in Wichita Kansas.
The Wichita Business Journal
Wichita magazine, a bi-monthly publication (changing to monthly next year).
The Urban News is a monthly newspaper.
The Chronicleis a monthly newspaper.

Broadcast media

See Broadcast Media in Wichita for the full list of local terrestrial television stations. Radio Wichita Kansas, is the 98th largest radio market in the country as ranked by Arbitron. Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission

Cable media

Cable television service for Wichita and surrounding areas is provided by Cox Communications

Cultural references

Wichita is mentioned by Wilson in the TV show 'Tool Time. The Jayhawks are an American Alternative Country and Rock Band. Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in the United States and Canada) is a Video game that was released in September ' Wilson said he was a writer in the 'Wichita Star'

See also

Information on this and other cities in Kansas

Other information for Kansas

Wichita is mentioned in the book Capote. This is a listing of incorporated cities located in the US state of Kansas. Kansas has the twenty-sixth highest Per capita income in the United States, at $20506 (2000 Alphabetical list |}Former counties of KansasMarion (1855-1857 One of 36 Original Counties This is a complete listing of unified school districts in the State of Kansas. The following is a list of Colleges and universities in the U

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