Mulvane, Kansas

**Mulvane** is a city in Sedgwick and Sumner counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a suburb of Wichita. In 2020, 6,286 people lived there.

## History

Mulvane was planned out in 1879. It is at the junction of five Santa Fe rail lines. It is named after Joab R. Mulvane, a railroad official who was importatnt in bringing the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad to Mulvane.

Mulvane's Main Street follows part of the Sedgwick and Sumner county lines. The town center is about five miles west of the spot where Sedgwick, Sumner, Butler and Cowley counties meet.

## Geography

Mulvane is at  (37.479746, -97.242309). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

## People

Mulvane is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 6,286 people, 2,338 households, and 1,656 families living in Mulvane. Of the households, 75.7% owned their home and 24.3% rented their home.

The median age was 37.0 years. Of the people, 89.0% were White, 1.0% were Native American, 0.6% were Asian, 0.5% were Black, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 0.6% were from some other race, and 8.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.9% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 6,111 people, 2,244 households, and 1,661 families living in Mulvane.

## Education

Mulvane is part of Mulvane USD 263.

## Famous people

- Laura M. Cobb, United States Navy nurse during World War II
- Dennis Franchione, college football coach.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Mulvane
- Mulvane - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 263, local school district
- USD 263 School District Boundary Map , KDOT
- Historical
- , from _Hatteberg's People_ on KAKE TV news
- Maps
- Mulvane City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Mulvane, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Sedgwick_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Mulvane_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Sedgwick Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick 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, Counties
- **subdivision name2**: Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick, Sumner County, Kansas, Sumner
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1870s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1879
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1883
- **named for**: Joab Mulvane
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 4.47
- **area land sq mi**: 4.46
- **area water sq mi**: 0.01
- **area total km2**: 11.58
- **area land km2**: 11.56
- **area water km2**: 0.02
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1263
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 6286
- **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**: 67110
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 316, 316
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-49100
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2395137