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  2. Wichita, Kansas - Wikipedia

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    wichita.gov. Wichita ( / ˈwɪtʃɪtɔː / WITCH-ih-taw) [10] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. [3] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. [5] [6] The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. [8] It is located in south-central Kansas on the ...

  3. History of Wichita, Kansas - Wikipedia

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    Following the incorporation of the city in 1870, rapid immigration resulted in a land boom involving speculation into the late 1880s. Wichita annexed Delano in 1880. By 1890, Wichita had become the third-largest city in the state (behind Kansas City and Topeka), with a population of nearly 24,000. After the boom the city suffered from 15 years ...

  4. Downtown Wichita - Wikipedia

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    Downtown Wichita is located at 37°41′20″N 97°20′10″W (37.688888, −97.336111) at an elevation of 1,299 feet (396 m). [11] It mainly consists of the area between Murdock Street to the north, U.S. Route 54 (Kellogg) to the south, the Arkansas River to the west, and Washington Street to the east. Portions of Downtown overlap with the ...

  5. List of counties in Kansas - Wikipedia

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    Kansas has 105 counties, the fifth-highest total of any state. The first counties were established while Kansas was a Territory from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when Kansas became a state. Many of the counties in the eastern part of the state are named after prominent Americans from the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries, while ...

  6. File:Detailed map of Wichita, Kansas.png - Wikipedia

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  7. List of cities in Kansas - Wikipedia

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    Kansas is a state located in the Midwestern United States. According to the 2023 United States Census estimate its population is 2,940,546 and Kansas has a growth rate of 0.09% annually, which ranks 31st among all 50 states. Kansas is the 13th largest by land area spanning 81,758.72 square miles (211,754.1 km 2) of land. [1]

  8. Wichita metropolitan area, Kansas - Wikipedia

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    The Wichita, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, is an area consisting of four counties in south central Kansas, its only principal city is Wichita and its only central county is Sedgwick County. [1] [2] As of the 2013 American Community Survey, the MSA had a population of 637,989.

  9. Riverside, Wichita, Kansas - Wikipedia

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    Riverside is located at 37°41′55″N 97°21′35″W (37.698611, -97.359722) at an elevation of 1,306 feet (398 m). [11] The Arkansas River forms its western and southern border, 13th Street North its northern border, and Bitting Street, the Little Arkansas River, and Nims Street its eastern border.