Kechi, Kansas

**Kechi**  is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of Wichita. In 2020, 2,217 people lived there.

## History

Kechi was named after the Kichai people.

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad north-south from Herington through Kechi to Caldwell. It closed in 1891. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway then owned it, but it closed in 1980. It reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad. It merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad. It merged again in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most people still call this railroad the "Rock Island".

The first post office in Kechi was created in 1888.

## Geography

Kechi is at  (37.795228, -97.278660). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of >. Of that,  is land and  is water.

## People

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

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 2,217 people, 840 households, and 661 families living in Kechi. Of the households, 82.4% owned their home and 17.6% rented their home.

The median age was 41.2 years. Of the people, 82.9% were White, 4.6% were Black, 2.0% were Asian, 1.0% were Native American, 2.5% were from some other race, and 6.9% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.9% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,909 people, 701 households, and 566 families living in Kechi.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Kechi
- Kechi - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 259, local school district
- USD 262, local school district
- Maps
- Kechi City Map, KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Kechi, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Sedgwick_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Kechi_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**: 1880s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1957
- **named for**: Kichai people
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 6.08
- **area land sq mi**: 6.03
- **area water sq mi**: 0.05
- **area total km2**: 15.74
- **area land km2**: 15.61
- **area water km2**: 0.13
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1381
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 2217
- **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**: 67067
- **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**: 20-36225
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 473859