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Wichita Kansas
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Wichita is located at 225 km southwest of Topeka. Located in
south-central Kansas, Wichita (pop. 327,000) has grown to become
the state's largest city on the merits of the many aviation
plants located there, including those of Beech, Boeing, Cessna
and Learjet. Before it became an aeronautical center, Wichita
was a cow town, and nothing shows off its origins better than
the Old Cowtown Museum. Stroll around restored buildings from
the days of cattle drives and westward expansion to learn what
life was like on the prairie
- Founded: 1868 (incorporated, 1871)
- Head Official: Mayor Carlos Mayans (since 2003)
- City Population
- 1980: 279,838
- 1990: 304,017
- 2000: 344,284
- 2003 estimate: 354,617
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 13.2%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 51st
- U.S. rank in 1990: 51st (State rank: 1st)
- U.S. rank in 2000: 59th (State rank: 1st)
- Metropolitan Area Population
- 1980: 442,000
- 1990: 485,270
- 2000: 545,220
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 12.4%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 75th
- U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported
- U.S. rank in 2000: 77th
- Area: 138.93 square miles (2000)
- Elevation: 1,300 feet above sea level
- Average Annual Temperature: 56.4° F
- Average Annual Precipitation: 14.48 inches of rain,
15.9 inches of snow
- Major Economic Sectors: Services, manufacturing,
trade
- Unemployment Rate: 6.3% (February 2005)
- Per Capita Income: $20,647 (1999)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 24,104
- Major Colleges and Universities: Wichita State
University; Friends University; Newman University; University
of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita
- Daily Newspaper: Wichita Eagle
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