Valley Center, Kansas

Valley Center is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of Wichita. In 2020, 7,340 people lived there. History Valley Center was incorporated on September 29, 1885. It was named for its place in the valley of the Arkansas River. Geography Valley Center is at 37°49′47″N 97°22′10″W (37.829719, -97.369341). 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. Valley Center is two miles west of combined Interstate 135, U.S. Route 81, and K-15. People Valley Center is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. 2020 census 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. 2010 census The 2010 census says that there were 6,822 people, 2,484 households, and 1,862 families living in Valley Center. References Other websites City City of Valley Center Archived 2017-10-17 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2020-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT Historical Theorosa's Bridge Archived 2019-03-02 at the Wayback Machine Maps Valley Center City Map Archived 2020-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT