Coldwater, Kansas

**Coldwater** is a city in Comanche County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Comanche County. In 2020 census, 687 people lived there.

## History

In 1884 G.W. Vickers, thought of planning out a town in the northern part of Comanche county. He did this with Timothy Shields, J.P. Grove, Samuel Sisson, C.M. Cade and C.D. Bickford. All of them were from Harper county. They got some land, had it platted off as a town site, and they named it after the city of Coldwater, Michigan. Early in 1885, the county had the necessary number of people. They asked the governor organize the county. On February 27, 1885, it was organized. Owen Connaughton, George M. Morris, and David T. Mclntire became county commissioners, and R.A. Grossman became the county clerk. Coldwater became the county seat.

The first post office in Coldwater was created on October 17, 1884.

## Geography

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

### Climate

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

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 687 people, 345 households, and 176 families living in Coldwater. Of the households, 76.8% owned their home and 23.2% rented their home.

The median age was 45.4 years. Of the people, 91.8% were White, 0.6% were Black, 0.1% were Native American, 1.3% were from some other race, and 6.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.0% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 828 people, 380 households, and 217 families living in Coldwater.

## Education

Coldwater is served by the South Central USD 300. South Central High School is located in Coldwater.

## Famous people

- Chick Brandom, baseball player
- Harold S. Herd, former Kansas Supreme Court justice and mayor of Coldwater,

## Other websites

- City
- City of Coldwater
- Coldwater - Directory of Public Officials
- County
- Comanche County
- Schools
- USD 300, local school district
- Photos and Videos
- KWCH 'One of a Kind' Kansas road trip in 2011: Photos, Video 1, Video 2. Towns included were Coldwater, Sterling, Atwood, Lucas, Marion.
- Maps
- Coldwater City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Coldwater, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Comanche County Museum, Coldwater, Kansas.jpg
- **image caption**: Comanche County Museum (2010)
- **image map**: Comanche_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Coldwater_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Comanche County, Kansas, Comanche County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Comanche Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Comanche County, Kansas, Comanche 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**: Comanche County, Kansas, Comanche
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1884
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1885
- **named for**: Coldwater, Michigan
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 2.90
- **area land sq mi**: 2.56
- **area water sq mi**: 0.34
- **area total km2**: 7.51
- **area land km2**: 6.64
- **area water km2**: 0.87
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 2008
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 687
- **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**: 67029
- **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**: 20-14700
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393591