Winfield, Kansas
| Winfield, Kansas | |
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| City | |
Cowley County National Bank Building (2013)
(National Register of Historic Places) |
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 Location within Cowley County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Cowley County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 37°14′23″N 96°59′44″W / 37.23972°N 96.99556°WCoordinates: 37°14′23″N 96°59′44″W / 37.23972°N 96.99556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Cowley |
| Township | Walnut, Vernon, P.V. |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Incorporated | 1873 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Jeremy Willmoth |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.93 sq mi (33.49 km2) |
| • Land | 11.56 sq mi (29.94 km2) |
| • Water | 1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2) 10.60% |
| Elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,301 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 12,204 |
| • Density | 950/sq mi (370/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67156 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-79950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0469556 |
| Website | winfieldks.org |
Winfield is a city and county seat of Cowley County, Kansas, United States. It is situated along the Walnut River in South Central Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,301 and second most populous city of Cowley County.
Winfield was founded in 1870. It was named for Rev. Winfield Scott, who promised to build the town a church in exchange for the naming rights. The first post office at Winfield was established in May, 1870. In 1873, Winfield incorporated as a city.
In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a branch line from Florence to El Dorado, the line was extended to Douglass then reached Winfield on October 1, 1879 and finished at Arkansas City in 1881. The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942. The original branch line connected Florence, Burns, De Graff, El Dorado, Augusta, Douglass, Rock, Akron, Winfield, Arkansas City.
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