Cherryvale, Kansas

**Cherryvale** is a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 2,192 people lived there.

## History

Cherryvale was created on the land of the Osage Indians. The Osage had to leave because veterans of the American Civil War were looking for land. The first white man to buy land and settle in Cherryvale was Mr. Abe Eaton. He later sold his land to the Kansas City, Lawrence & Southern Kansas Railroad. That railroad became the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Railway. It then became the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, which used the line for much of the 20th century. The town site was platted by the railroad in 1871. It was named Cherryvale because of its place in the valley of Cherry Creek.

Between 1871 and 1873, at least eleven people disappeared in an inn and general store operated by the Bender family. It was about eight miles () northeast of Cherryvale. After the Benders disappeared in 1873, it was found that they had killed many travelers.  Between eight and eleven bodies were found buried in the area.  Governor Thomas A. Osborn offered a reward of $2,000 for anyone who could find and catch the Benders, but they were never found.

The main part of the town was destroyed by fire in 1873, but was soon rebuilt. In 1880, Cherryvale became was incorporated. Natural gas was found here in 1889. Oil was found several years later.

## Geography

Cherryvale is at  (37.268010, -95.550778). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water. Is self-described as the "Gateway to Big Hill Lake."

### Climate

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

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 2,192 people, 874 households, and 543 families living in Cherryvale. Of the households, 68.9% owned their home and 31.1% rented their home.

The median age was 39.3 years. Of the people, 87.2% were White, 1.4% were Native American, 0.9% were Black, 0.2% were Asian, 1.0% were from some other race, and 9.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.3% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 2,367 people, 930 households, and 615 families living in Cherryvale.

## Famous people

- Sam Avey, wrestling promoter
- Frank Bellamy (1876–1915), contested author of the Pledge of Allegiance
- Louise Brooks, dancer, silent film star, and author
- Claude Wendell Horton, Sr., geophysicist, acoustic researcher
- Billy Sandow, manager for World Champion Ed "Strangler" Lewis
- Vivian Vance, actress who played Ethel Mertz on _I Love Lucy_

## Other websites

- City
- City of Cherryvale
- Cherryvale - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 447, local school district
- Historical
- Cherryvale Museum
- Cherryvale History
- Historic Images of Cherryvale, Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library
- Maps
- Cherryvale City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Cherryvale, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Cherryvale, KS public library funded by Andrew Carnegie.jpg
- **image caption**: Cherryvale Carnegie Library (2013)
- **image map**: Montgomery_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Cherryvale_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Montgomery County, Kansas, Montgomery County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Montgomery Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Montgomery County, Kansas, Montgomery 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**: Montgomery County, Kansas, Montgomery
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1871
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1871
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1880
- **named for**: Cherry Creek valley
- **area total sq mi**: 2.03
- **area land sq mi**: 2.00
- **area water sq mi**: 0.02
- **area total km2**: 5.25
- **area land km2**: 5.19
- **area water km2**: 0.06
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 830
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 2192
- **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**: 67335
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485553