Winfield, Kansas - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Winfield is a city

City

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situated along the Walnut River

Walnut River

The Walnut River is a tributary of the Arkansas River, long, in the Flint Hills region of Kansas in the United States. Via the Arkansas, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed....

in the west-central part of 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...

, located 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...

, in the Central

Central United States

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United States

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. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,301. It is the county seat

County seat

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and most populous city of Cowley County.

19th century

In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a branch line from Florence

Florence, Kansas

Florence is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. The city was named after the daughter of former Kansas Governor Samuel J. Crawford. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 465.-19th century:...

to 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...

, in 1881 it was extended to 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...

, and later to Arkansas City

Arkansas City, Kansas

Arkansas City is a city situated at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut rivers in the southwestern part of Cowley County, located in south-central Kansas, in the central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,415....

. The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

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. The line from Florence

Florence, Kansas

to El Dorado

El Dorado, Kansas

was abandoned in 1942. The original branch line connected Florence

Florence, Kansas

, Burns

Burns, Kansas

Burns is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. The city name came from a nearby train station, which was named prior to the city being incorporated. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 228.-History:-19th century:...

, De Graff, El Dorado

El Dorado, Kansas

, 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...

, Douglass

Douglass, Kansas

, Rock

Rock, Kansas

Rock is an unincorporated community in Cowley County, Kansas, United States.-19th century:The post office was established August 12, 1870. The nearby Bucher Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places....

, Akron, Winfield, Arkansas City

Arkansas City, Kansas

20th century

Winfield is home to Southwestern College

Southwestern College (Kansas)

Southwestern College is a four-year private college affiliated with the United Methodist Church located in Winfield, Kansas, United States. It was founded in 1885 and graduated its first class in 1889. In addition to its campus programs, it offers online programs.-Academics:The main campus is a...

, a four-year private Methodist

United Methodist Church

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college and once also held St. John's College

St. John's College (Kansas)

St. John's College was a two-year college located in Winfield, Kansas and was operated by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The school began operation in 1893 and ceased operation in 1986, after over 9,000 students had been through its programs....

before it closed in 1986.

The city is well known for hosting the Walnut Valley Festival

Walnut Valley Festival

The Walnut Valley Festival is a well-known acoustic music festival, held annually in Winfield, Kansas. The main genre of music is bluegrass, but other acoustic styles are represented...

, a large bluegrass and acoustic music festival, on the third weekend of every September.

The fictional castaway Mary Ann Summers

Mary Ann Summers

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from Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

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hailed from Winfield.

21st century

In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline

Keystone Pipeline

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(Phase II) was constructed west of Winfield, north to south through 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...

, with much controversy over tax exemption and environmental concerns (if a leak ever occurs).

Geography

Winfield is located at 37°14′52"N 96°58′50"W. The city is situated along the Walnut River

Walnut River

The Walnut River is a tributary of the Arkansas River, long, in the Flint Hills region of Kansas in the United States. Via the Arkansas, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed....

at its confluence with Timber Creek. It is located 17 miles (27.4 km) north of the Kansas

Kansas

-Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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state border at the junction of U.S. Routes 77

U.S. Route 77

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and 160

U.S. Route 160

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. State highway route K-15

K-15 (Kansas highway)

K-15 is a Kansas state highway originating at the Oklahoma state line and continuing to the Nebraska state line where it is then signed as Nebraska Highway 15. It is signed as State Highway 18 once the highway enters Oklahoma. It is 206 miles long...

follows U.S. Route 77 to the north of the city and U.S. Route 160 to the east. K-360

K-360 (Kansas highway)

K-360 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. K-360 is a four-mile south and east partial bypass of Winfield that serves area industries...

is a bypass

Bypass (road)

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around the southeastern part of the city between U.S. Route 77 and U.S. Route 160. Arkansas City

Arkansas City, Kansas

is 13 miles (20.9 km) south of Winfield along U.S. Route 77, and Strother Field

Strother Field

Strother Field is a public airport located in Cowley County, Kansas, five miles southwest of the central business district of Winfield and north of Arkansas City...

, a general aviation

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airport, is about five miles (8 km) south.

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 12.8 square miles (33.2 km²), of which 11.1 square miles (28.7 km²) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), or 13.25%, is water.

Climate

Over the course of a year, temperatures range from an average low below 20 °F (-6.7 °C) in January to an average high of nearly 93 °F (33.9 °C) in July. The maximum temperature reaches 90 °F (32.2 °C) an average of 69 days per year and reaches 100 °F (37.8 °C) an average of 12 days per year. The minimum temperature falls below the freezing point (32°F) an average of 102 days per year. Typically the first fall freeze occurs between early October and the first week of November, and the last spring freeze occurs during the month of April.

The area receives nearly 38 inches (965.2 mm) of precipitation during an average year with the largest share being received in May and June—with a combined 20 days of measurable precipitation. During a typical year the total amount of precipitation may be anywhere from 26 to 50 inches (1,270 mm). There are on average 90 days of measurable precipitation per year. Winter snowfall averages almost 12 inches, but the median is less than 3 inches (76.2 mm). Measurable snowfall occurs an average of 7 days per year with at least an inch of snow being received on four of those days. Snow depth of at least an inch occurs an average of 11 days per year.
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align="bottom" style="padding:0 0;margin:0 0;"| *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
Notes: Temperature Temperature Temperature is a physical property of matter that quantitatively expresses the common notions of hot and cold. Objects of low temperature are cold, while various degrees of higher temperatures are referred to as warm or hot... s are in degrees Fahrenheit Fahrenheit Fahrenheit is the temperature scale proposed in 1724 by, and named after, the German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit . Within this scale, the freezing of water into ice is defined at 32 degrees, while the boiling point of water is defined to be 212 degrees... . Precipitation Precipitation (meteorology) In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation... includes rain Rain Rain is liquid precipitation, as opposed to non-liquid kinds of precipitation such as snow, hail and sleet. Rain requires the presence of a thick layer of the atmosphere to have temperatures above the melting point of water near and above the Earth's surface... and melted snow Snow Snow is a form of precipitation within the Earth's atmosphere in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. Since snow is composed of small ice particles, it is a granular material. It has an open and therefore soft structure, unless packed by... or sleet Ice pellets Ice pellets are a form of precipitation consisting of small, translucent balls of ice. Ice pellets usually are smaller than hailstones. They often bounce when they hit the ground, and generally do not freeze into a solid mass unless mixed with freezing rain... in inch Inch An inch is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, and United States customary units. There are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot... es; median Median In probability theory and statistics, a median is described as the numerical value separating the higher half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to... values are provided for precipitation and snowfall because mean Arithmetic mean In mathematics and statistics, the arithmetic mean, often referred to as simply the mean or average when the context is clear, is a method to derive the central tendency of a sample space... averages may be misleading. Mean and median values are for the 30-year period 1971–2000; temperature extremes are for the station's period of record (1900–2001). The station is located in Winfield at 37°14′N 96°58′W, elevation 1160 feet (353.6 m).

Demographics

Winfield's population was estimated to be 11,861 in the year 2005, a decrease of 357, or -2.9%, over the previous five years.

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 12,206 people, 4,627 households, and 2,952 families residing in the city. The population density

Population density

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was 1,104.0 people per square mile (426.1/km²). There were 5,049 housing units at an average density of 456.7 per square mile (176.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.06% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 3.26% Black

Race (United States Census)

or African American

Race (United States Census)

, 1.08% Native American

Race (United States Census)

, 3.74% Asian

Race (United States Census)

, 0.02% Pacific Islander

Race (United States Census)

, 1.73% from other races

Race (United States Census)

, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanic

Race (United States Census)

or Latino

Race (United States Census)

of any race were 4.66% of the population.

There were 4,627 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples

Marriage

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living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household

Median household income

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in the city was $34,443, and the median income for a family was $44,539. Males had a median income of $31,768 versus $21,605 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the city was $19,162. About 9.9% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

External links

City

Schools

USD 465, local school district
Southwestern College

Events

Walnut Valley Festival

Maps

Winfield City Map, KDOT
Cowley County Map, KDOT

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