Cottonwood Falls, Kansas

Cottonwood Falls is the biggest city of Chase County, Kansas. It is also the county seat of Chase County. In 2020, 851 people lived there.

History

The first settlement in the Cottonwood Falls area was in 1854. An Indian trader named Seth Hayes created a cattle ranch on the Cottonwood River. In 1859, the area around the town was organized as Chase County. Cottonwood Falls was chosen to be the temporary county seat. Other early people came in Cottonwood and nearby land from 1856 to 1858.William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/chase/chase-co-p1.html

The first post office in Cottonwood Falls was created in 1858.  In 1873, the city's French Renaissance style Chase County courthouse was built. Around the same time, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway reached Cottonwood Falls area. Through the late 19th century and early 20th century the area around the city was mostly farms and cattle ranches.

Geography

Cottonwood Falls is at  (38.368211, -96.542755). It is in the Flint Hills of the Great Plains. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

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

People

Cottonwood Falls is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.

2020 census
The 2020 census says that there were 851 people, 318 households, and 179 families living in Cottonwood Falls. Of the households, 74.2% owned their home and 25.8% rented their home.

The median age was 41.9 years. Of the people, 77.3% were White, 1.9% were Black, 0.9% were Asian, 0.2% were Native American, 0.2% were Pacific Islanders, 14.9% were from some other race, and 4.5% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.7% of the people.

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 903 people, 342 households, and 205 families living in Cottonwood Falls.

Education
Cottonwood Falls is part of Unified School District 284.USD 284Kansas School District Boundary Map 

Infrastructure
Transportation
K-177 highway goes north-south through the city.  
Chase County Airport, FAA:9K0, is south-east of 8th St and Airport Rd.Chase County Airport information 

Things to see
Cottonwood Falls has five things on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
 Cartter BuildingNational Register of Historic Places - Cartter Building (NRHP).
 Chase County CourthouseNational Register of Historic Places - Chase County Courthouse (NRHP). It is the oldest courthouse in continual use in the state of Kansas and one of the oldest in continual use West of the Mississippi.
 Chase County National BankNational Register of Historic Places - Chase County National Bank (NRHP).
 Cottonwood River BridgeNational Register of Historic Places - Cottonwood River Bridge (NRHP).Cottonwood Falls Dam & Bridge - Kansas Travel
 Samuel N Wood HouseNational Register of Historic Places - Samuel N Wood House (NRHP).
 Kansas Historical Marker - A Landmark Of Distinction, located in courthouse square.Kansas Historical Marker - A Landmark Of Distinction
 Chase Lake FallsChase Lake Falls - Kansas Travel

Famous people
 John Campbell III, U.S. Representative from California, accountant, automobile dealer.
 Dudley Doolittle (1881-1957), U.S. Representative from Kansas, lawyer, banker.
 Harley Martin (1880-1951), Wisconsin state legislator and farmer'Wisconsin Blue Book 1933,' Biographical Sketch of Harley A. Martin, pg. 253
 William Morgan (1866-1932), newspaper publisher and editor, author, lieutenant governor of Kansas 1915-19
 Samuel Wood (December 30, 1825 – June 23, 1891), was an American attorney and Kansas politician.

Related pages
 Great Flood of 1951

References

Other websites

City
 City of Cottonwood Falls
 Cottonwood Falls - Directory of Public Officials
 Chase County Chamber of Commerce
Schools
 USD 284, school district for all of Chase County.
 USD 284 School District Boundary Map , KDOT
Historical
 Rockne Memorial , Knute Rockne crash site.
 Poster from Chase County Agricultural Fair from October 7-9, 1891
Lodging
 Grand Central Hotel
Maps
 Cottonwood Falls City Map , KDOT
 Topo Map of Cottonwood Falls / Bazaar area, USGS
 Chase County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT

Category:Cities in Chase County, Kansas
Category:County seats in Kansas
Category:Chase County, Kansas