Caldwell, Kansas

Caldwell is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 1,025 people lived there.

History
Near Caldwell is a precontact Plains Village period settlement called the Buresh site. It has clues about Native American ways of life European and African Americans came.

Caldwell was created in 1871. It is named after Senator Alexander Caldwell. Caldwell was incorporated as a city in 1879.  The first post office in Caldwell was created in May 1871.  The Chisholm Trail went along the east side of Caldwell from 1867 to 1871.Route of the Chisholm cattle trail in Kansas; Kansas Historical Society, 1960s.

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad north-south from Herington to Caldwell. This branch line connected Herington, Lost Springs, Lincolnville, Antelope, Marion, Aulne, Peabody, Elbing, Whitewater, Furley, Kechi, Wichita, Peck, Corbin, Wellington, Caldwell. This branch line was made longer to reach Pond Creek, Oklahoma in 1888, and connected Caldwell, Renfrow, Medford, Jefferson (the original Pond Creek).  By 1893, it was incrementally built to Fort Worth, Texas. This railroad closed in 1891. It was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. That closed in 1980. It reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad. Then it merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad. It merged again in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still call this railroad the "Rock Island.

Geography
Caldwell is at  (37.034077, -97.609022). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

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

People

2020 census
The 2020 census says that there were 1,025 people, 469 households, and 255 families living in Caldwell. Of the households, 74.4% owned their home and 25.6% rented their home.

The median age was 42.8 years. Of the people, 90.5% were White, 1.3% were Native American, 0.5% were Asian, 0.2% were Black, 1.8% were from some other race, and 5.8% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5% of the people.

2010 census
The 2010 census said that there were 1,068 people, 495 households, and 277 families residing in the city.

Infrastructure
The Caldwell Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport. It is one nautical mile (1.15 mi, 1.85 km) east of Caldwell's central business district.. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.

Famous people
 Gladys Anderson Emerson, scientist, educator, and historian
 Byron Berline, famous fiddle player
 The Dinning Sisters, singers and recording artists
 Max Showalter, film, television actor, musician

References

Other websites
City
 City of Caldwell
 Caldwell - Directory of Public Officials
 Caldwell Chamber of Commerce
Schools 
 USD 360, local school district
Maps
 Caldwell City Map , KDOT

Category:Cities in Sumner County, Kansas
Category:1871 establishments in Kansas