Oaklawn-Sunview is an

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Sedgwick County, Kansas Sedgwick County ( county code: SG) is located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 523,824, making it the second-most populous county in Kansas. Its county seat is Wichita, the most populous city in the stat ...

, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of this community was 2,880. It is located on the south side of Wichita along the west side of K-15 (Southeast Blvd) and 47th Street South intersection.

Geography

Oaklawn-Sunview is located at (37.608463, -97.296045). According to the

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, the community has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

For statistical purposes, the

has defined Oaklawn-Sunview as a

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(CDP).

2000

At the 2000

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, there were 3,135 people, 1,056 households and 785 families residing in the community. The population density was . There were 1,179 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the community was 62.7%

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, 8.9%

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, 2.4% Native American, 15.5% Asian, <0.1%

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, 5.4% from

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, and 5.1% from two or more races.

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of any race were 11.4% of the population. There were 1,056 households, of which 44.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.47. 35.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males. The

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was $34,292 and the median family income was $35,978. Males had a median income of $30,956 and females $20,172. The

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was $12,564. About 16.2% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the

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, including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 22.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The community is served by Derby USD 260 public school district.

References

External links

Wichita city map
KSDOT * Sedgwick County maps
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