Valley Center, Kansas
Valley Center, Kansas | |
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![]() Location within Sedgwick County and Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 37°49′47″N 97°22′10″W / 37.82972°N 97.36944°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Sedgwick |
Founded | 1870s |
Incorporated | 1885 |
Named for | Little Arkansas River valley |
Area | |
• Total | 7.11 sq mi (18.41 km2) |
• Land | 7.11 sq mi (18.40 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 1,345 ft (410 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,340 |
• Density | 1,000/sq mi (400/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 67147 |
Area code | 316 |
FIPS code | 20-73250 [1] |
GNIS ID | 473852 [1] |
Website | valleycenterks.org |
Valley Center is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of Wichita. In 2020, 7,340 people lived there.[4]
History
[change | change source]Valley Center was incorporated on September 29, 1885.[5] It was named for its place in the valley of the Arkansas River.[6]
Geography
[change | change source]Valley Center is at 37°49′47″N 97°22′10″W / 37.82972°N 97.36944°W (37.829719, -97.369341).[7] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 7.11 square miles (18.41 km2). All of it land.[2]
Valley Center is two miles west of combined Interstate 135, U.S. Route 81, and K-15.
People
[change | change source]Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 71 | — | |
1890 | 167 | 135.2% | |
1900 | 312 | 86.8% | |
1910 | 381 | 22.1% | |
1920 | 486 | 27.6% | |
1930 | 896 | 84.4% | |
1940 | 700 | −21.9% | |
1950 | 854 | 22.0% | |
1960 | 2,570 | 200.9% | |
1970 | 2,551 | −0.7% | |
1980 | 3,300 | 29.4% | |
1990 | 3,624 | 9.8% | |
2000 | 4,883 | 34.7% | |
2010 | 6,822 | 39.7% | |
2020 | 7,340 | 7.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 2010-2020[4] |
Valley Center is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
2020 census
[change | change source]The 2020 census says that there were 7,340 people, 2,620 households, and 1,998 families living there. Of the households, 76.1% owned their home and 23.9% rented their home.
The median age was 36.0 years. Of the people, 86.1% were White, 1.4% were Black, 1.0% were Native American, 0.6% were Asian, 2.2% were from some other race, and 8.6% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.9% of the people.[3][9]
2010 census
[change | change source]The 2010 census[10] says that there were 6,822 people, 2,484 households, and 1,862 families living in Valley Center.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Valley Center, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "QuickFacts: Valley Center city, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Valley Center City Website". Archived from the original on 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ↑ Bentley, Orsemus Hills (1910). History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: Past and Present. Windmill Publications. p. 643.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
Other websites
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- City
- City of Valley Center
- Valley Center - Chamber of Commerce Archived 2020-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Schools
- USD 262, local school district
- USD 262 School District Boundary Map, KDOT
- Historical
- Theorosa's Bridge Archived 2019-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Maps
- Valley Center City Map, KDOT