Goddard, Kansas
| Goddard, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Sedgwick County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Sedgwick County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 37°39′35″N 97°34′27″W / 37.65972°N 97.57417°WCoordinates: 37°39′35″N 97°34′27″W / 37.65972°N 97.57417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Sedgwick |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Incorporated | 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcey Gregory |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.49 sq mi (11.63 km2) |
| • Land | 4.43 sq mi (11.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,463 ft (446 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,344 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 4,719 |
| • Density | 970/sq mi (370/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67052 |
| Area code | 316 |
| FIPS code | 20-26725 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0474001 |
| Website | goddardks.gov |
Goddard is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States, and a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,344.
In 1883, Ezekiel Wilder purchased farmland on the planned railway of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway south of Blendon, Kansas, approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of Wichita. There, he established the town of Goddard in honor of J. F. Goddard, former third vice-president of the ATSF Railway. The railroad reached Goddard in 1884, and a post office was established there the same year. Several buildings were relocated from Blendon, including the town hall and the planned Methodist church. Goddard was officially incorporated in 1910.
In recent decades as Wichita has expanded westward, a growing number of commuters have settled in Goddard, transforming it from a rural agricultural community into a suburb.
Goddard is located at 37°39′35″N 97°34′27″W / 37.65972°N 97.57417°W (37.659706, -97.574271) at an elevation of 1,463 feet (446 m). Goddard lies on U.S. Route 54 in south-central Kansas immediately west of Wichita.
The community lies approximately 12 miles (19 km) southwest of the Arkansas River and 8 miles (13 km) north-northeast of the Ninnescah River in the Wellington-McPherson Lowlands region of the Great Plains.
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