Westmoreland, Kansas

**Westmoreland** is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Pottawatomie County. In 2020, 740 people lived there.

## History

Westmoreland was platted in 1871. It was named after Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

## Geography

Westmoreland is at  (39.39416, -96.41367). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

## People

Westmoreland is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 740 people, 278 households, and 183 families living in Westmoreland. Of the households, 66.9% owned their home and 33.1% rented their home.

The median age was 37.5 years. Of the people, 92.7% were White, 1.1% were Black, 0.4% were Native American, 0.1% were Asian, 1.5% were from some other race, and 4.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 778 people, 301 households, and 192 families living in Westmoreland.

## Famous people

- Benjamin Butler, painter
- Billie Moore, basketball coach, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
- Frank Wiziarde, better known as "Whizzo the Clown"

## Other websites

- City
- City of Westmoreland
- Westmoreland - Directory of Public Officials
- WestyKS.com
- Schools
- USD 323 , local school district
- Westmoreland Elementary School
- Maps
- Westmoreland City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Westmoreland, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: PottawatomieCoCH.JPG
- **image caption**: Pottawatomie County Court House (2009)
- **image map**: Pottawatomie_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Westmoreland_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Pottawatomie County, Kansas, Pottawatomie County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Pottawatomie Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Pottawatomie County, Kansas, Pottawatomie 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**: Pottawatomie County, Kansas, Pottawatomie
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1871
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1884
- **named for**: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.49
- **area land sq mi**: 0.49
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 1.27
- **area land km2**: 1.27
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1204
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 740
- **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 codes
- **postal code**: 66426, 66549
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-77200
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2397281