Wellington, Kansas

**Wellington** is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat. In 2020, 7,715 people lived there.

### 19th century

The first post office in Wellington was created in July 1871.

## Geography

Wellington is at  (37.267289, -97.400061). at an elevation of 1230 feet. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### Climate

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

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 7,715 people, 3,170 households, and 1,903 families living in Wellington. Of the households, 61.0% owned their home and 39.0% rented their home.

The median age was 38.8 years. Of the people, 85.9% were White, 1.8% were Black, 1.3% were Native American, 0.6% were Asian, 2.6% were from some other race, and 7.9% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.9% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 United States Census says that there were 8,172 people, 3,246 households, and 2,105 families living in Wellington.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Wellington
- Wellington - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 353, local school district
- Maps
- Wellington City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Wellington, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **nickname**: "Wheat Capital of the World"
- **image flag**: Flag of Wellington, Kansas.png
- **image map**: Sumner_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Wellington_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**: 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**: 1870s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1871
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1872
- **named for**: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Duke of Wellington
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 8.50
- **area land sq mi**: 7.61
- **area water sq mi**: 0.89
- **area total km2**: 22.03
- **area land km2**: 19.71
- **area water km2**: 2.31
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1224
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 7715
- **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**: 67152
- **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**: 20-76475
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485658