Welda is an

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in Anderson County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 149.

History

Welda was

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ted in 1873, soon after the railroad was extended to that point in 1870. The first post office in Welda was established in 1874 and was probably named for

Welda Welda is a village and constituent community ''(stadtteil)'' of the town of Warburg, in the district of Höxter in the east of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Welda has historically been known by the names of Wellede, W ...

in Germany. The railroad tracks in Welda have since been converted to a

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. The trail is part of the

Prairie Spirit Trail State Park Prairie Spirit Trail State Park is a rail trail that is a Kansas State Park. The trail is built on the former right of way of the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad from Ottawa, Kansas, to Iola, Kansas. The trail runs 50 miles from i ...

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.79%, is water.

Demographics

For statistical purposes, the

has defined Welda as a

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(CDP).

Education

The community is served by

Garnett USD 365 Garnett USD 365 is a public unified school district headquartered in Garnett, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Garnett, Greeley, Westphalia, Welda, and nearby rural areas. History In 1971 voters in USD 365 defea ...

public school district, and operates Mont Ida Elementary School in Welda and Anderson County Junior-Senior High School in Garnett. Welda schools were closed through school unification. The Welda High School mascot was Welda Pirates."Listless Wildcats Lose", The Manhattan Mercury, 7 June 1971, p.7.

References

External links

* Anderson County maps
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