Caldwell, Kansas

**Caldwell** is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 1,025 people lived there.

## History

Near Caldwell is a precontact Plains Village period settlement called the Buresh site. It has clues about Native American ways of life European and African Americans came.

Caldwell was created in 1871. It is named after Senator Alexander Caldwell. Caldwell was incorporated as a city in 1879.  The first post office in Caldwell was created in May 1871.  The Chisholm Trail went along the east side of Caldwell from 1867 to 1871.

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad north-south from Herington to Caldwell. This branch line connected Herington, Lost Springs, Lincolnville, Antelope, Marion, Aulne, Peabody, Elbing, Whitewater, Furley, Kechi, Wichita, Peck, Corbin, Wellington, Caldwell. This branch line was made longer to reach Pond Creek, Oklahoma in 1888, and connected Caldwell, Renfrow, Medford, Jefferson (the original Pond Creek).  By 1893, it was incrementally built to Fort Worth, Texas. This railroad closed in 1891. It was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. That closed in 1980. It reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad. Then it merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad. It merged again in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still call this railroad the "Rock Island.

## Geography

Caldwell is at  (37.034077, -97.609022). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Weather

Caldwell has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Caldwell has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,025 people, 469 households, and 255 families living in Caldwell. Of the households, 74.4% owned their home and 25.6% rented their home.

The median age was 42.8 years. Of the people, 90.5% were White, 1.3% were Native American, 0.5% were Asian, 0.2% were Black, 1.8% were from some other race, and 5.8% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census said that there were 1,068 people, 495 households, and 277 families residing in the city.

## Infrastructure

The Caldwell Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport. It is one nautical mile (1.15 mi, 1.85 km) east of Caldwell's central business district.

## Famous people

- Gladys Anderson Emerson, scientist, educator, and historian
- Byron Berline, famous fiddle player
- The Dinning Sisters, singers and recording artists
- Max Showalter, film, television actor, musician

## Other websites

- City
- City of Caldwell
- Caldwell - Directory of Public Officials
- Caldwell Chamber of Commerce
- Schools
- USD 360, local school district
- Maps
- Caldwell City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Caldwell, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image flag**: Flag of Caldwell, Kansas.svg
- **image map**: Sumner_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Caldwell_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Sumner County, Kansas, Sumner County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Sumner Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Sumner County, Kansas, Sumner County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Sumner County, Kansas, Sumner
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1871
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1879
- **named for**: Alexander Caldwell
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.07
- **area land sq mi**: 1.07
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 2.77
- **area land km2**: 2.77
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1152
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1025
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67022
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-09900
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485550