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Wichita, Kansas | |
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City and county seat | |
    Clockwise from top: Downtown skyline, Eck Stadium, The Keeper of the Plains sculpture, Campbell Castle in Wichita's Riverside neighborhood, Old Sedgwick County Courthouse. | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname(s): Air Capital of the World, ICT[1] | |
 Interactive map of Wichita | |
| Coordinates: 37°41′20″N 97°20′10″W / 37.68889°N 97.33611°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Sedgwick |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Incorporated | 1870 |
| Named for | Wichita people |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Lily Wu (L) |
| • City Manager | Robert Layton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 166.52 sq mi (431.29 km2) |
| • Land | 161.99 sq mi (419.55 km2) |
| • Water | 4.53 sq mi (11.74 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,302 ft (397 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 397,532 |
| • Density | 2,400/sq mi (920/km2) |
| Demonym | Wichitan |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 67201–67221, 67223, 67226–67228, 67230, 67232, 67235, 67260, 67275–67278[4] |
| Area code | 316 |
| FIPS code | 20-79000[2] |
| GNIS ID | 473862[2] |
| Major airport | Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport |
| Interstate highways |   |
| Public transportation | Wichita Transit |
| Website | wichita.gov |
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas. It is the county seat of Sedgwick County. It is the 51st largest city in the United States.[5] In 2020, 397,532 people lived there.[6] Wichita is the main city of the Wichita metropolitan area; it had an estimated 652,939 people living there in 2023.[7] It is in Sedgwick County, which is in the south-central part of the state.
Many parts of airplanes are made in Wichita. Wichita State University is in the city.
- ↑ "Travel Translator: Your guide to the local language in Wichita". VisitWichita.com. September 18, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Wichita, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
PopEstCitieswas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Wichita city, Kansas; Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.