The Wichita, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of four counties in south central

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, its only principal city is Wichita and its only central county is Sedgwick County. As of the 2024 American Community Survey, the MSA had a population of 661,217.

Counties

* Butler * Harvey * Sedgwick * Sumner

Communities

Populations are from the 2020 census.

Places with more than 300,000 inhabitants

* Wichita (Principal city) Pop: 400,900

Places with 10,000 to 30,000 inhabitants

Derby Derby ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original co ...

Pop: 25,625 * Newton Pop: 18,602 * Andover Pop: 14,892 * El Dorado Pop: 12,870 * Arkansas City Pop: 11,974 * Winfield Pop: 11,777 * Haysville Pop: 11,262

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* Augusta Pop: 9,256 * Park City Pop: 8,333 * Bel Aire Pop: 8,262 *

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Pop: 7,715 * Valley Center Pop: 7,340 * Mulvane Pop: 6,286 *

Maize Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native American ...

Pop: 5,735 * Goddard Pop: 5,084

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

* Rose Hill Pop: 4,185 * Hesston Pop: 3,505 * Oaklawn-Sunview (

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) Pop: 2,880 * Clearwater Pop: 2,653 * Kechi Pop: 2,217 * Cheney Pop: 2,181 * Halstead Pop: 2,179 * North Newton Pop: 1,814 * McConnell Air Force Base (

) Pop: 1,636 * Sedgwick Pop: 1,603 * Douglass Pop: 1,555 * Belle Plaine Pop: 1,467 * Colwich Pop: 1,455 * Towanda Pop: 1,447 * Conway Springs Pop: 1,086 *

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Pop: 1,048 * Caldwell Pop: 1,025

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

* Garden Plain Pop: 948 * Benton Pop: 943 * Andale Pop: 941 * Burrton Pop: 861 * Mount Hope Pop: 806 * Eastborough Pop: 756 * Leon Pop: 669 *

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Pop: 661 *

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Pop: 560 * Argonia Pop: 456 * Potwin Pop: 421 * South Haven Pop: 324 * Elbing Pop: 226 * Walton Pop: 219 * Geuda Springs (partial) Pop: 158 * Viola Pop: 115 * Cassoday Pop: 113 * Latham Pop: 96 * Mayfield Pop: 75 *

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Pop: 56 * Hunnewell Pop: 44

Unincorporated places

* Beaumont * Bois d'Arc * Corbin * Peck * Schulte

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 571,166 people, 220,440 households, and 149,768 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 82.36%

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, 7.51%

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, 1.06% Native American, 2.73% Asian, 0.05%

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, 3.67% from other races, and 2.62% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7.23% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $42,070, and the median income for a family was $50,202. Males had a median income of $37,025 versus $24,444 for females. The

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for the MSA was $19,519.

Combined Statistical Area

The Wichita– Winfield Combined Statistical Area is made up of five counties in south central Kansas. The statistical area includes one

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and one micropolitan area. As of the 2020 Census, the CSA had a population of 682,159 (though a July 1, 2024 estimate placed the population at 695,403). *'
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
(MSAs) **Wichita (Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick, and Sumner counties) *Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs) **Winfield ( Cowley County)

References

{{Kansas Butler County, Kansas Harvey County, Kansas Sedgwick County, Kansas Sumner County, Kansas Metropolitan areas of Kansas