Sedan, Kansas

Sedan is the biggest city in Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Chautaqua County. In 2020, 1,000 people lived there.

History
Sedan was created in 1871. The city was named after the 1870 Battle of Sedan. Sedan was incorporated as a city in 1876.

Geography
Sedan is at  (37.128456, -96.184825). It is a close middle-point between New York City and Los Angeles. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

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

People

2020 census
The 2020 census says that there were 1,000 people, 422 households, and 222 families living in Sedan. Of the households, 65.6% owned their home and 34.4% rented their home.

The median age was 45.5 years. Of the people, 83.6% were White, 4.6% were Native American, 0.9% were Black, 0.8% were Asian, 6.0% were from some other race, and 4.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.2% of the people.

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,124 people, 482 households, and 269 families living in Sedan.

Education
Sedan is a part of USD 286 Chautauqua County. Chautauqua County schools were merged in Sedan through school unification.

Before school unification, the Sedan Blue Devils won the Kansas State High School class B baseball championship in 1973 and 2011.

Famous people
 Emmett Kelly, circus performer
 Elmer Riggs, paleontologist who died here
 Cassius Shartel, U.S. Representative of Missouri
 William Sproul, U.S. Representative of Kansas

References

Other websites

City
 City of Sedan
 Sedan - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 286, local school district
Maps
 Sedan City Map , KDOT

Category:Cities in Kansas
Category:County seats in Kansas
Category:1871 establishments in Kansas
Category:Chautauqua County, Kansas