The Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of four counties in south central 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...

, anchored by the city of 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...

. As of the 2010 census

United States Census, 2010

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, the MSA had a population of 659,372. With the addition of the population of the directly adjacent Hutchinson Micropolitan Statistical Area

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...

 the 2010 population of the greater Wichita area would be 723,883. It is the largest metropolitan area anchored in the state of Kansas.

Counties

• Butler
  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...
  
  
• Harvey
  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,...
  
  
• Sedgwick
  Sedgwick County, Kansas
  Sedgwick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 498,365 for the 2010 census. The largest city and county seat is Wichita. The county was named after General John Sedgwick...
  
  
• Sumner
  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...
  
  

Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants

• Andover
  Andover, Kansas
  Andover is a city in Butler and Sedgwick counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,791. Located almost entirely in Butler County, it is part of the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Newton
  Newton, Kansas
  Newton is a city in and the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 19,132. Newton is located north of Wichita and is included in the Wichita metropolitan statistical area...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Augusta
  Augusta, Kansas
  Augusta is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,274.-19th century:The confluence of the Whitewater River and the Walnut River was originally inhabited by Native Americans , who found the land ideal for hunting and fishing. In 1868 C. N...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• 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:...
  
  

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

• Belle Plaine
  Belle Plaine, Kansas
  Belle Plaine is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,681.-Geography:Belle Plaine is located at...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Conway Springs
  Conway Springs, Kansas
  Conway Springs is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,272.-Geography:Conway Springs is located at...
  
  
• Douglass
  Douglass, Kansas
  Douglass is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,700.-19th century:In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a branch line from Florence to El Dorado, in 1881 it was extended to Douglass, and later to...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  
• Halstead
  Halstead, Kansas
  Halstead is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. Halstead was named in honor of Murat Halstead, a respected Civil War correspondent and newspaper editor. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,085.-History:...
  
  
• Hesston
  Hesston, Kansas
  Hesston is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,709. Hesston is home of Hesston College, which has approximately 450 students.-19th century:...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  
• North Newton
  North Newton, Kansas
  North Newton is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,759. The city of Newton is located next to the city, but it not part of North Newton. North Newton is home of Bethel College, which has approximately 500 students.-Geography:North...
  
  
• 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...
  
   (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...
  
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• Oxford
  Oxford, Kansas
  Oxford is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,049.-Geography:Oxford 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 1,173...
  
  
• Rose Hill
  Rose Hill, Kansas
  Rose Hill is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,931.-Geography:Rose Hill is located at...
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• Towanda
  Towanda, Kansas
  Towanda is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,450.-21st century:In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline was constructed a few blocks west of Towanda , running north to south through Butler County, with much controversy over tax...
  
  

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

• 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...
  
  
• Argonia
  Argonia, Kansas
  Argonia is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 501.-Geography:Argonia 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 534...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  
• Benton
  Benton, Kansas
  Benton is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 880.-Geography:Benton 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 827 people,...
  
  
• Burrton
  Burrton, Kansas
  Burrton is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. It is named after Isaac T. Burr, former vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 901.-Geography:...
  
  
• Cassoday
  Cassoday, Kansas
  Cassoday is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. It is known as the "Prairie Chicken Capital of the World." As of the 2010 census, the city population was 129.-Geography:Cassoday is located at , in the scenic Flint Hills...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Geuda Springs
  Geuda Springs, Kansas
  Geuda Springs is a city in Cowley and Sumner counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 185.-Geography:Geuda Springs is located at...
  
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• Hunnewell
  Hunnewell, Kansas
  Hunnewell is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 67.-History:Hunnewell was named for Boston financier and railway owner H. H. Hunnewell....
  
  
• Latham
  Latham, Kansas
  Latham is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 139.-Geography:Latham 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 164 people,...
  
  
• Leon
  Leon, Kansas
  Leon is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 704.-Geography:Leon is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
  
  
• Mayfield
  Mayfield, Kansas
  Mayfield is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 113, which is the same as the previous 2000 census.-Geography:Mayfield is located at...
  
  
• Milan
  Milan, Kansas
  Milan is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 82.-Geography:Milan is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Potwin
  Potwin, Kansas
  Potwin is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. It is named after the town site land owner Charles Potwin. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 449.-19th century:Potwin was incorporated as a town on April 8, 1885...
  
  
• South Haven
  South Haven, Kansas
  South Haven is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 363.-Geography:South Haven is located at...
  
  
• 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,...
  
  
• Walton
  Walton, Kansas
  Walton is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. It is named in honor of one of the stockholders of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The population was 235 for the 2010 census.-19th century:...
  
  
• 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...
  
  

Unincorporated places

• Beaumont
  Beaumont, Kansas
  Beaumont is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States. The post office was established June 3, 1880, and was discontinued August 16, 1997. The Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank in Beaumont is on the National Register of Historic Places.Beaumont...
  
  
• Bois d'Arc
  Bois d'Arc, Kansas
  Bois d'Arc is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States. The post office was established December 21, 1892, and was discontinued March 31, 1904...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  
• 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...
  
  

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 571,166 people, 220,440 households, and 149,768families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 82.36% White, 7.51% African American, 1.06% Native American, 2.73% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.67% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 2.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.23% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $42,070, and the median income for a family was $50,202. Males had a median income of $37,025 versus $24,444 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the MSA was $19,519.

Combined Statistical Area

The Wichita–Winfield

Winfield, Kansas

Winfield is a city situated along the Walnut River in the west-central part of Cowley County, located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,301...

 Combined Statistical Area is made up of five counties in south central Kansas. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area

United States metropolitan area

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 and one micropolitan area

United States micropolitan area

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. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 607,457 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 646,317).

• Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
  • Wichita (Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick, and Sumner counties)

• Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
  • Winfield (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...
    
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