Winfield, Kansas

Winfield, Kansas
City and county seat
Downtown Winfield in June 2023
Location within Cowley County and Kansas
KDOT map of Cowley County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°14′16″N 96°59′07″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Cowley
Township	Walnut, Vernon, P.V.
Founded	1870
Incorporated	1873
Named for	Winfield Scott
Area
• Total	12.51 sq mi (32.41 km2)
• Land	11.14 sq mi (28.86 km2)
• Water	1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2)  10.60%
Elevation	1,139 ft (347 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,777
• Density	940/sq mi (360/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	67156
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-79950
GNIS ID	485663
Website	winfieldks.org

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. 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 17 miles (27 km) 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 12.51 square miles (32.40 km²). Of that, 11.14 square miles (28.85 km²) is land and 1.37 square miles (3.55 km²) is water.

People

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	472		—
1880	2,844		502.5%
1890	5,184		82.3%
1900	5,554		7.1%
1910	6,700		20.6%
1920	7,933		18.4%
1930	9,398		18.5%
1940	9,506		1.1%
1950	10,264		8.0%
1960	11,117		8.3%
1970	11,405		2.6%
1980	10,736		−5.9%
1990	11,931		11.1%
2000	12,206		2.3%
2010	12,301		0.8%
2020	11,777		−4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census 2010-2020

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.

Other websites

• Official website
• Winfield City Map, KDOT