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  (37.829719, -97.369341). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . 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.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Valley Center
- Valley Center - Chamber of Commerce
- Schools
- USD 262, local school district
- USD 262 School District Boundary Map , KDOT
- Historical
- Theorosa's Bridge
- Maps
- Valley Center City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Valley Center, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Sedgwick_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Valley_Center_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**: 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**: 1870s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1885
- **named for**: Little Arkansas River valley
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 7.11
- **area land sq mi**: 7.11
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 18.41
- **area land km2**: 18.40
- **area water km2**: 0.01
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1345
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 7340
- **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**: 67147
- **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**: 20-73250
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 473852