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Orchard Park, Wichita, Kansas
Orchard Park is a neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas, United States. A predominantly residential area, it is located in the west-central part of the city on the east side of Interstate 235. Geography Orchard Park is located at (37.701389, -97.3975) at an elevation of . It consists of the area between Zoo Boulevard to the northeast, West Street to the east, Central Avenue to the south, and Interstate 235 to the west and northwest. The La Placita Park neighborhood lies to the east, Sunflower lies to the southeast, and Orchard Breeze lies to the south. Government For the purposes of representation on the Wichita City Council, Orchard Park is in Council District 6. For the purposes of representation in the Kansas Legislature, Orchard Park is in the 25th district of the Kansas Senate and the 105th district of the Kansas House of Representatives. Education Wichita Public Schools Wichita USD 259 is a public unified school district headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighborhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition, but the following may serve as a starting point: "Neighbourhood is generally defined spatially as a specific geographic area and functionally as a set of social networks. Neighbourhoods, then, are the spatial units in which face-to-face social interactions occur—the personal settings and situations where residents seek to realise common values, socialise youth, and maintain effective social control." Preindustrial cities In the words of the urban scholar Lewis Mumford, "Neighbourhoods, in some annoying, inchoate f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 235 (Kansas)
Interstate 235 (I-235) in Kansas is a north–south bypass spur route of I-35 Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican border ... that travels through the western part of Wichita. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with I-135/ U.S. Highway 81 (US-81)/ K-15/ K-96/ K-254 north of the city, where the freeway continues east as K-254. The southern is at I-135/US-81 shortly before US-81 separates from I-135 and I-135 connects to I-35 (here known as the Kansas Turnpike) at I-135's own southern terminus. History Aside from the Kansas Turnpike, I-235 is the first component of the Interstate Highway System to be built in Wichita. The vast majority of its length, running from its original southern terminus at the Kansas Turnpike to the Broadway Avenue interchange in nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wichita Transit
Wichita Transit is the public transportation department of the City of Wichita which operates paratransit and transit bus services within Wichita, Kansas, United States.Providing Transit Services in Wichita: A review of current issues, financial challenges and a vision for the future City of Wichita In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . Fleet Wichita Transit maintains a fleet of 51 ADA-compliant buses and 26 wheelchair-lift vans. All regular Wichita Trans ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wichita Public Schools
Wichita USD 259 is a Public school (government funded), public unified school district headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, United States. The district includes most of the cities of Wichita, Bel Aire, Kansas, Bel Aire, Eastborough, Kansas, Eastborough, and Kechi, Kansas, Kechi. Overview The largest school district in the state of Kansas, USD 259 had these approximate statistics in 2016:(NOTE: Only approximations are provided because of continual annual variations in data, and sub-annual official corrections.)''District Snapshot'' Wichita Public Schools / USD 259 official website, Wichita, Kansas, retrieved 2016-08-15 * Students: 49,851 Tobias, Suzanne Perez ''Wichita Eagle,'' retrieved Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas House Of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to .... Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for crafting and voting on legislation, helping to create a state budget, and legislative oversight over state agencies. Representatives are elected to two-year terms. The Kansas House of Representatives does not have term limits. The legislative session convenes at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka annually. History On January 29, 1861, President James Buchanan authorized Kansas to become the List of U.S. states by date of statehood, 34th state of United States, a free state. The ratification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 senators elected from single-member districts, each with a population of at least 60,000 inhabitants. Members of the Senate are elected to a four-year term. There is no limit to the number of terms that a senator may serve. The Kansas Senate meets at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka. Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate is reserved with special functions such as confirming or rejecting gubernatorial appointments to executive departments, the state cabinet, commissions and boards. History The Kansas Senate was created by the Kansas Constitution when Kansas became the 34th state of United States on January 29, 1861. Six days after its admission into the Union, the Confederate States of America formed between seven Southern states that had seceded from the United States in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas Legislature
The Kansas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a bicameral assembly, composed of the lower Kansas House of Representatives, with 125 state representatives, and the upper Kansas Senate, with 40 state senators. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, senators for four-year terms. Prior to statehood, separate pro-slavery and anti-slavery territorial legislatures emerged, drafting four separate constitutions, until one was finally ratified and Kansas became a state in 1861. Republicans hold a long-standing supermajority in both houses of the state legislature, despite a short-lived dominance by the Populist Party. The state legislature approved one of the first child labor laws in the nation. Composed of 165 state lawmakers, the state legislature meets at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka once a year in regular session. Additional special sessions can be called by the governor. History Pre-statehood The Kansas Territory was cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchard Breeze, Wichita, Kansas
Orchard Breeze is a mixed residential and commercial neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It lies in the west-central part of the city on the east side of Interstate 235. Geography Orchard Breeze is located at (37.688056, -97.400278) at an elevation of . It consists of the area between Central Avenue in the north and Maple Street in the south and between Interstate 235 in the west and West Street in the east. The Orchard Park neighborhood lies to the north, La Placita Park lies to the northeast, and Sunflower lies to the east. Economy Towne West Square, one of the city's two super-regional shopping malls, is located immediately south of Orchard Breeze on the south side of Maple Street. The mall has more than of retail space, and, as of 2019, its anchor tenants include Convergys, Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, and JCPenney. Government For the purposes of representation on the Wichita City Council, the portion of Orchard Breeze south of Douglas Avenue i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunflower, Wichita, Kansas
Sunflower is a mixed residential and commercial neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It lies in the west-central part of the city on the north side of U.S. Route 54. Geography Sunflower is located at (37.686667, -97.381389) at an elevation of . It consists of the area between West Street in the west and Meridian Avenue in the east and between Central Avenue in the north and U.S. Route 54 in the south. Sunflower borders the neighborhoods of La Placita Park and Indian Hills to the north, Delano to the east, Stanley/Aley to the south, Orchard Breeze to the west, and Orchard Park to the northwest. Government For the purposes of representation on the Wichita City Council, the portion of Sunflower south of Douglas Avenue is in Council District 4, and the portion north of Douglas is in Council District 6. For the purposes of representation in the Kansas Legislature, Sunflower is in the 25th district of the Kansas Senate and the 95th district of the Kansas Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Placita Park, Wichita, Kansas
La Placita Park is a neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas, United States. A mixed commercial and residential area, it is located in the west-central part of the city. Geography La Placita Park is located at (37.702222, -97.386944) at an elevation of . It consists of the area between 13th Street to the north, Sheridan Street to the east, Central Avenue to the south, and West Street to the west. The Northwest Big River neighborhood lies to the north, Indian Hills Riverbend lies to the northeast, Indian Hills lies to the east, Sunflower lies to the south, Orchard Breeze lies to the southwest, and Orchard Park lies to the west. Government For the purposes of representation on the Wichita City Council, La Placita Park is in Council District 6. For the purposes of representation in the Kansas Legislature, La Placita Park is in the 25th district of the Kansas Senate and the 92nd and 95th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. Education Wichita Public Schools operates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighborhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition, but the following may serve as a starting point: "Neighbourhood is generally defined spatially as a specific geographic area and functionally as a set of social networks. Neighbourhoods, then, are the spatial units in which face-to-face social interactions occur—the personal settings and situations where residents seek to realise common values, socialise youth, and maintain effective social control." Preindustrial cities In the words of the urban scholar Lewis Mumford, "Neighbourhoods, in some annoying, inchoate f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Countries
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
