Winfield, Kansas

Winfield is a city and county seat of Cowley County, Kansas, United States. It is on the Walnut River in South Central Kansas. In 2020 11,777 people lived there. It is the second biggest city in Cowley County. History 19th century Winfield was created in 1870. It was named after Rev. Winfield Scott. He said he would build a church for the town if the people would name the city after him. The first post office at Winfield was created in May 1870. Geography Winfield is located 17 miles (27 km) north of the Kansas-Oklahoma state border. It is at the junction of U.S. Routes 77 and 160. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 12.51 square miles (32.40 km2). Of that, 11.14 square miles (28.85 km2) is land and 1.37 square miles (3.55 km2) is water. People 2020 census The 2020 census says there were 11,777 people, 4,532 households, and 2,653 families living in Winfield. Of the households, 57.4% owned their home and 42.6% rented their home. The median age was 38.3 years. Of the people, 80.3% were White, 4.1% were Black, 3.5% were Asian, 1.5% were Native American, 0.7% were Pacific Islanders, 2.4% were from some other race, and 7.5% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.8% of the people. 2010 census The 2010 census says there were 12,301 people, 4,600 households, and 2,848 families living in Winfield. References Other websites Official website Winfield City Map Archived 2020-05-05 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT