Winfield, Kansas

Winfield is a city and county seat of Cowley County, Kansas, United States.  It is on the Walnut River in South Central Kansas. In 2020 11,777 people lived there. It is the second biggest city in Cowley County.

History
19th century
Winfield was created in 1870.History of Cowley County Kansas; D.A. Millington / E.P. Greer; Winfield Courier; 162 pages; 1901. It was named after Rev. Winfield Scott. He said he would build a church for the town if the people would name the city after him.  The first post office at Winfield was created in May 1870.

Geography
Winfield is located  north of the Kansas-Oklahoma state border. It is at the junction of U.S. Routes 77 and 160. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

People

2020 census
The 2020 census says there were 11,777 people, 4,532 households, and 2,653 families living in Winfield. Of the households, 57.4% owned their home and 42.6% rented their home.

The median age was 38.3 years. Of the people, 80.3% were White, 4.1% were Black, 3.5% were Asian, 1.5% were Native American, 0.7% were Pacific Islanders, 2.4% were from some other race, and 7.5% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.8% of the people.

2010 census
The 2010 census says there were 12,301 people, 4,600 households, and 2,848 families living in Winfield.

References

Other websites



 Winfield City Map , KDOT

Category:Cities in Cowley County, Kansas
Category:County seats in Kansas
Category:1870 establishments in Kansas