Goddard, Kansas

**Goddard** is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of Wichita. In 2020, 5,084 people lived there.

## History

In 1883, Ezekiel Wilder bought farmland on the planned railway of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway south of Blendon, Kansas. It was about  west of Wichita. There, he built the town of Goddard. It was named after J. F. Goddard, former third vice-president of the ATSF Railway. The railroad reached Goddard in 1884. A post office was built there the same year. Several buildings were moved from Blendon, including the town hall and the planned Methodist church. Goddard was officially incorporated in 1910.

On June 23, 1969, an F4 tornado hit Goddard. No people died, but six people were injured.

## Geography

Goddard is at  (37.659706, -97.574271) at an elevation of 1,463 feet (446 m). Goddard is on U.S. Route 54 in south-central Kansas immediately west of Wichita.

Goddard is about  southwest of the Arkansas River and  north-northeast of the Ninnescah River in the Wellington-McPherson Lowlands region of the Great Plains.

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

## People

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

### 2020 census

The 2020 United States Census says that there were 5,084 people, 1,662 households, and 1,313 families living in Goddard. Of the households, 79.7% owned their home and 20.3% rented their home.

The median age was 32.5 years. Of the people, 84.8% were White, 1.2% were Black, 1.1% were Asian, 0.7% were Native American, 1.8% were from some other race, and 10.4% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.4% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 United States Census says that there were 4,344 people, 1,442 households, and 1,124 families living in Goddard.

### Primary and secondary education

Goddard USD 265 has eleven schools in and around the city.

### Libraries

The Goddard Public Library, which is in downtown, has a collection of over 28,000 volumes. It also has technology services and reading programs for the people.

### Utilities

The city government's Public Works Department is responsible for both providing water and waste water management. Westar Energy provides electric power. Most people use natural gas for heating fuel; service is provided by Kansas Gas Service.

## Media

Goddard is in both the Wichita radio and television markets.

## Parks and recreation

The city government maintains two parks in Goddard as well as a city swimming pool.

## Famous people

- Derek Norris (1989- ), baseball catcher
- Ed Siever (1875-1920), baseball pitcher
- Todd Tiahrt (1951- ), U.S. Representative from Kansas
- Logan Watkins (1989- ), baseball 2nd baseman

## Other websites

- City
- City of Goddard
- Goddard - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Goddard City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Goddard, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Pic of Goddard.jpg
- **image caption**: Goddard (2018)
- **image map**: Sedgwick_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Goddard_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, County
- **subdivision name2**: Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1883
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1910
- **named for**: J.F. Goddard
- **government type**: Council–manager government, Council-Manager
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader title1**: City Administrator
- **area total sq mi**: 5.14
- **area land sq mi**: 5.10
- **area water sq mi**: 0.05
- **area total km2**: 13.32
- **area land km2**: 13.20
- **area water km2**: 0.12
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1463
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 5084
- **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**: 67052
- **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**: 20-26725
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 474001