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Winfield is a
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and
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of Cowley County,
Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
, United States. It is situated along the Walnut River in South Central Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 11,777. It is home to Southwestern College.


History


19th century

Winfield was founded in 1870.History of Cowley County Kansas; D.A. Millington / E.P. Greer; Winfield Courier; 162 pages; 1901.
/ref> It was named for Rev. Winfield Scott, who promised to build the town a church in exchange for the naming rights. The first post office at Winfield was established in May, 1870. In 1873, Winfield incorporated as a city.


Railroads

Railroads reached Winfield in the late 1870s, and finished at Arkansas City in 1881.''Marion County Kansas : Past and Present''; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.Railway Abandonment 1942
/ref> Eventually, a total of five railroads passed through Winfield.


State mental hospital

In 1881, the State of Kansas established the Kansas State Asylum for Idiotic and Imbecile Youth, temporarily established at Lawrence, but moved to Winfield in 1887/1888, where it served as a dominant local employer for 117 years.''Disability History and Awareness: A Resource Guide,''
2009, Kansas State Department of Education, State of
Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
Ranney, Dave
"Council calls for closing state hospital: Kansas no longer needs two state hospitals for the developmentally disabled,"
June 29, 2006, ''Lawrence Journal-World,'' retrieved April 6, 2017

July 21, 2016, Winfield / Arkansas City ''Courier-Traveler''


20th century

The Winfield- Arkansas City area became an industrial community in the 20th century, manufacturing consumer goods, and eventually aircraft and aircraft parts, while retaining its traditional dominant employer, the Winfield State Hospital."Area Industries,"
Cowley County government, retrieved April 6, 2017
On August 13, 1903, 30-year-old Gilbert Twigg, armed with a 12-gauge double-barrelled shotgun, opened fire at a concert, killing six people and wounding at least 25, before killing himself. Three others died in hospitals afterward.


Strother Field

In
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, Winfield, along with neighboring Arkansas City, became home to a military pilot training base, Strother Field, which remained in operation until the end of the war, bringing several thousand military personnel into the area. After the war, in the early 1950s, the field became the shared municipal airport and industrial park for Winfield and neighboring Arkansas City.Neumann, Mary Lucille, "History of Strother Field," April 30, 1975, ''Arkansas City Traveler'' as transcribed a
"Aviation History in Arkansas City, Kansas"
/ref>"Strother Field History"
(note on official website of Cowley County), retrieved April 5, 2017


Aviation industry

The aircraft manufacturing industry in nearby Wichita ( to the north)—one of the world's principal aircraft-manufacturing centers—provided employment for many Winfield residents, directly and indirectly. That opportunity grew substantially in the last half of the century, as
General Electric General Electric Company (GE) was an American Multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 1892, incorporated in the New York (state), state of New York and headquartered in Boston. Over the year ...
's GE Aviation division, in the late 1940s, began producing engines for Wichita aircraft, and eventually in the 1960s, one of Wichita's principal manufacturers, Cessna Aircraft Company built a factory at Winfield's Strother Field.


Crayola

The Crayola plant, near Winfield, was established in 1952. At the time, it was the only Crayola plant that made paints. The plant made a large part of the jobs in the county. Tours were conducted until 1992, and 5 years later, in 1997, the plant shut down and the paint making equipment was moved to Pennsylvania. Lots of crayons and memorabilia from the plant can still be seen at the Winfield historical society museum.


Institutions

The Winfield State Hospital and Training Center, established in the community in the prior century to house and confine the mentally ill and developmentally disabled, remained as a dominant local employer throughout the 20th century. Towards the end of the century the (now designated "Winfield State Hospital and Training Center") housed developmentally disabled people. Social, political and legal changes, led to closing of most of the facility in 1998. It was gradually turned into the Winfield Correctional Facility.Official history timeline
"WCF History."
(Winfield Correctional Facility), 2013,
Kansas Department of Corrections The Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) is a cabinet-level agency of Kansas that operates the state's correctional facilities, both juvenile and adult, the state's parole system, and the state's Prisoner Review Board. It is headquartered in ...
, State of
Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
Southwestern College grew to become a leading local institution and employer, drawing students from throughout the central United States, and bringing an extra level of intellectual and cultural development and diversity to the community. Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences was founded at Southwestern College in Winfield in 1924. The international headquarters is now housed at a repurposed Carnegie Library building on Millington Street in downtown Winfield. Pi Gamma Mu is the oldest and preeminent interdisciplinary social science honor society. Its mission is to encourage and promote excellence in the Social Sciences and to uphold and nurture scholarship, leadership, and service.


21st century

In the 21st century, Winfield remained an industrial and institutional town. With the exception of Cessna, most of the area's major employers (some under new names and ownership) continued into the early 21st century.


Geography

Winfield is situated along the Walnut River at its confluence with Timber Creek. It is located north of the
Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
-
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state border at the junction of U.S. Routes 77 and 160. State highway route K-15 follows U.S. Route 77 to the north of the city and U.S. Route 160 to the east. K-360 is a bypass around the southeastern part of the city between U.S. Route 77 and U.S. Route 160. Arkansas City is south of Winfield along U.S. Route 77, and Strother Field, a
general aviation General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations except for commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services for other ...
airport, is approximately five miles (8 km) south. According to the
United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.


Climate

According to the
Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Winfield has a
humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...
, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Winfield was on August 12, 1936, while the coldest temperature recorded was on February 13, 1905.


Demographics


2020 census

The 2020 United States census counted 11,777 people, 4,339 households, and 2,687 families in Winfield. The population density was 1,057.2 per square mile (408.1/km). There were 5,136 housing units at an average density of 461.0 per square mile (178.0/km). The racial makeup was 80.28% (9,454)
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, 4.14% (487) black or African-American, 1.55% (182) Native American, 3.49% (411) Asian, 0.66% (78)
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, 2.42% (285) from other races, and 7.47% (880) from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race was 9.0% (1,083) of the population. Of the 4,339 households, 30.4% had children under the age of 18; 45.1% were married couples living together; 27.1% had a female householder with no husband present. 30.4% of households consisted of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.1. 23.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 106.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 109.8 males. The 2016-2020 5-year
American Community Survey The American Community Survey (ACS) is an annual demographics survey program conducted by the United States Census Bureau. It regularly gathers information previously contained only in the long form of the United States census, decennial census ...
estimates show that the median household income was $48,027 (with a margin of error of +/- $3,412) and the median family income $57,236 (+/- $5,345). Males had a median income of $31,570 (+/- $3,388) versus $25,677 (+/- $2,934) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $28,904 (+/- $3,107). Approximately, 12.5% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 24.2% of those under the age of 18 and 12.7% of those ages 65 or over.


2010 census

As of the
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2010, there were 12,301 people, 4,600 households, and 2,848 families residing in the city. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was . There were 5,217 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 85.7%
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, 3.9%
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, 1.3% Native American, 3.9% Asian, 1.8% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races.
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or Latino people of any race were 6.1% of the population. There were 4,600 households, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.1% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age in the city was 36.7 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 12% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25% were from 25 to 44; 24.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.


2000 census

As of the
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2000, there were 12,206 people, 4,627 households, and 2,952 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,049 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 88.06%
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, 3.26% Black or African American, 1.08% Native American, 3.74% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.73% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 4.66% of the population. There were 4,627 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.00. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,443, and the median income for a family was $44,539. Males had a median income of $31,768 versus $21,605 for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the city was $19,162. About 9.9% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.


Economy


19th century


Railroads

In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a branch line from
Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...
to El Dorado. The line was extended to Douglass then reached Winfield on October 1, 1879, and finished at Arkansas City in 1881. The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942. The original branch line connected Florence, Burns, De Graff, El Dorado, Augusta, Douglass, Rock, Akron, Winfield, Arkansas City. The Southern Kansas and Western Railroad was completed from the east to Winfield on February 17, 1880, then continued westward, and it reached the western county line on March 16. This railroad changed its name over time as it merged or purchased by other railroads. Eventually, a total of five railroads passed through Winfield.


State mental hospital

In 1881, The Kansas Constitution stated that the care, treatment, and education of the handicapped were responsibilities of public residential institutions. Accordingly, the Kansas State Asylum for Idiotic and Imbecile Youth was temporarily established at Lawrence, moving to Winfield in 1887. The Kansas State Imbecile Asylum (later the Winfield State Hospital and Training Center) was established in the community in 1888, on a hill overlooking the city. For the next 117 years, it served as a dominant local employer, housing and confining those with mental problems from throughout the state of Kansas.


20th century


Industry

The Winfield- Arkansas City area has a wide range of industrial employers—most of which emerged and developed in the 20th century. Many are based at, and around, Strother Field—a municipal airport that the two cities share.


=Consumer goods

= In 1916, Gott Manufacturing was established in Winfield to produce metal water coolers. Over the next 70 years, the enterprise grew into a major supplier of insulated water jugs and urns.Roy, Bill
"Newell Rubbermaid to bring 200 jobs to Kansas,"
December 22, 2011, ''Wichita Business Journal,'' retrieved April 5, 2017"
"Rubbermaid celebrates its renewed investment in Winfield, Kan.,"
May 3, 2012, Kansas Dept. of Commerce
In 1986, Gott was acquired by Rubbermaid, a globally dominant manufacturer of
rubber Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Types of polyisoprene ...
storage containers, and converted to producing Rubbermaid-branded products, manufacturing insulated water coolers, ice chests, outdoor-living and outdoor-storage products. Subsequent expansion of its facilities have continued into the present day. A Crayola crayon-manufacturing plant was located in Winfield from 1952 to 1997.


=Aviation industry

=


Strother Field

In 1942, as America entered
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, Winfield, along with neighboring Arkansas City, began development of a shared municipal airport. However, the entry of the U.S. into the war led to military acquisition and completion of the airfield, which became Strother Field. During the war, the airfield was used for military pilot training. In 1953, the airport reverted to shared control of Winfield and Arkansas City, and became a major industrial center for both communities, which it remains to the present.


GE Aviation

In 1951, at Strother Field, GE Aviation—an aircraft-engine division of
General Electric General Electric Company (GE) was an American Multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 1892, incorporated in the New York (state), state of New York and headquartered in Boston. Over the year ...
—began producing General Electric J47 jet engines for U.S. military aircraft (notably the Boeing B-47 Stratojet intercontinental bomber, built primarily in Wichita, and also built by Douglas Aircraft at Tulsa in neighboring Oklahoma)."Boeing numeric, and A to BX,"
''AEROFILES.com'' retrieved April 7, 2017
Approximately 3,000 of those engines were produced at Strother by 1955. With the end of the Korean War, the GE factory switched to overhauling jet engine parts and accessories. In 1962, GE began overhauling and repairing entire military jet engines (particularly J73 and J85), and related parts and accessories—ultimately processing over 6,000 jet engines between 1962 and 1975. With the advent of business jets in the mid-1960s—led by Wichita's Learjet (using General Electric CJ-610 engines, also used on other business aircraft)—the Strother Field GE facility switched to servicing GE's business jet engines, ultimately processing over 6,000 by 1975, as the factory grew to 125,000 square feet. During those years, several hundred business jets, from around the world, flew into Strother Field to be serviced directly at the GE facility. Subsequently, GE's Strother facility overhauled J33 military engines, and General Electric CF6 engines for "jumbo" jetliners. In 1985, GE acquired much of the abandoned Cessna facility for use in its engine-overhaul enterprise."152, 172RG, 185 PRODUCTION SUSPENDED, STROTHER FIELD SOLD: Cessna Facility at Strother Field sold to General Electric," July, 1985 ''Cessna Owner'' Magazine, p.142, as summarized i
"Cessna Pilots Association Magazine Article Index, August 1984-December 2011,"
retrieved April 7, 2017


Cessna

In 1967, Cessna Aircraft Company, the world's highest-volume producer of aircraft (mostly light aircraft, at the time) addressed booming demand for their smallest, most-popular aircraft, by opening a Cessna factory at Strother Field. Initially, the factory produced the Cessna 150, at that time the world's most popular two-seat light aircraft (the world's dominant pilot-training aircraft for several decades).Rodengen, Jeffrey L., book: ''The Legend of Cessna,'' 2007, Write Stuff Enterprises, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, p.135."U. S. Mass-Produced Aeroplane,"
January 9, 1975, ''Flight International,'' as photo-reproduced at ''FlightGlobal.com,'' (PDF) retrieved April 7, 2017
In 1975, Cessna also began to move the assembly of the world's most popular light aircraft, the Cessna 172, from its Wichita factory to Strother Field. Several thousand of both aircraft models were produced at Strother Field (making it a globally major aircraft factory complex, in total unit production). The factory employed several hundred to a few thousand workers until the 1980s Recession and other factors crashed the market for light aircraft, and Cessna, following layoffs of 700 workers at Strother Field, eventually shut down the Strother Field factory in the early 1980s.Associated Press
"Cessna Will Shut Plant 6 Weeks"
March 17, 1982, ''New York Times,'' retrieved April 7, 2017


Institutions

The Winfield State Hospital and Training Center, established in the community in the prior century to house and confine the mentally ill and developmentally disabled, remained as a dominant local employer throughout the 20th century, housing and confining those with mental problems from throughout the state of Kansas—housing up to 1,492 "patients" at its maximum in 1952. Towards the end of the century the (now designated "Winfield State Hospital and Training Center") housed developmentally disabled people. Changing social and political attitudes, and SCOTUS decisions, and conservative political economics (developmentally disabled persons supported in the community cost the state $25,000 annually, versus $130,000 for confinement in the Winfield facility), led to the gradual closing of most of the facility—over heated protests from residents' families and local community leaders. In 1998, the Kansas Legislature officially voted to close it. At that time, it was the oldest and largest of the three Kansas state hospitals for developmentally disabled persons. When the closure of the facility was announced in 1997, the patient population had declined to only 250 residents. The facility was gradually taken over by the
Kansas Department of Corrections The Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) is a cabinet-level agency of Kansas that operates the state's correctional facilities, both juvenile and adult, the state's parole system, and the state's Prisoner Review Board. It is headquartered in ...
, and repurposed as the Winfield Correctional Facility, expanded to contain up to 556 prisoners.


21st century

With the exception of Cessna, most of the area's major employers (some under new names and ownership) continued into the early 21st century. The Strother Field municipal airport remains the site of the area's principal industrial park, employing thousands. In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was constructed west of Winfield, north to south through Cowley County, with much controversy over tax exemption and environmental concerns (if a leak ever occurs). In 2011–2012, Rubbermaid (now Newell Rubbermaid) announced it was moving 200 jobs from a Texas factory to Winfield, increasing its Winfield capacity to add manufacturing of Rubbermaid's trash cans and home-organization products. Further, Rubbermaid would invest $26.6 million to expand its operations, beginning construction of a 500,000-square-foot distribution center next to its factory. In early 2017, the company was employing 1,054 people GE Aviation, which began Winfield operations in 1947, continued, generally, until the present day, (according to a local government statement online in April 2017), now employing 750 people in the area. Creekstone Farms beef processing plant, in neighboring Arkansas City, Kansas, employed over 600 in early 2017. Hospitals and nursing-care facilities in Winfield and Arkansas City, combined, employed over 600 workers in early 2017—about half at William Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield. The Winfield Correctional Facility employed another 200.


Arts and culture


Entertainment

Winfield is well known for hosting the Walnut Valley Festival, one of the nation's oldest and largest bluegrass and
acoustic music Acoustic music is music that solely or primarily uses instruments that produce sound through acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means. While all music was once acoustic, the retronym "acoustic music" appeared after the a ...
festivals, on the third weekend of every September. Crowds have exceeded 15,000, arriving from around the nation—with hundreds of the bluegrass and acoustic music enthusiasts camping, socializing and "jamming" at the site for weeks before the festival begins. The event also often features
folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be ca ...
and Celtic music performances, and related cultural activities and exhibits.Tangeman, Anne
"ACOUSTIC MUSIC FANS TO GATHER IN WINFIELD,"
September 11, 1997, Lawrence (Kansas) ''Journal World,'' retrieved April 6, 2017
Lane, Ke
"Pickers paradise: John McCutcheon,"
September, 2014, ''CurrentLand,'' Vol. 11 No. 4, retrieved April 6, 2017
Gintowt, Richard
"'I can't ... I'm going to Winfield': Walnut Valley Festival hits 32 years with old faces, new pickers,"
September 17, 2003, Lawrence (Kansas) ''Journal World,'' retrieved April 6, 2017


Education


Primary and secondary education

The community is served by Winfield USD 465 public school district, which operates Winfield High School.


College

Southwestern College is located in Winfield. It is a four-year private higher educational institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church. St. John's College was located in Winfield before it closed in 1986.


Media


Print

* '' The Cowley Courier Traveler'' for both Winfield and Arkansas City, formed by the merger of '' The Winfield Daily Courier'' and '' The Arkansas City Traveler''


Radio

* KKLE, 1550 AM, News/Talk * KBDD, 91.9 FM, Religious * KSWC, 94.7 FM, College (low power) * KSOK, 95.9 FM, Country * KSOK, 103.3 FM, Classic Hits (translator for KSOK-AM) * KSOK-AM, 1280 AM, Classic Hits * KWLS, 107.9 FM, Country


Notable people

* Robert A. Alberty, biophysical chemist * Bob Brannum, basketball player * Gilbert Bundy (1911–1955), cartoonist and illustrator * Darren E. Burrows, artist, director and actor; most notably Ed Chigliak in the television series Northern Exposure * Josh Clarke, baseball player * Harold Corbin, Olympian in fencing * Ira Davenport, Olympic bronze medal winner in track and field * Greta Goodwin, member Kansas Senate and Kansas House of Representatives * John Harts, football coach * Bob Kenney, University of Kansas NCAA National Men's Basketball Championship team in 1952, 1952 Olympic gold medal * Richard Mawdsley, artist known for his work in metalsmithing * Ruth Maycliffe (1888-1981), Broadway actress * Guy McAfee (1888-1960), law enforcement officer, owner of brothels and gambling saloons in
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and co-founder of casinos in Las Vegas * George McDermott, U.S. federal judge * Eugene Pallette, actor; appeared in over 240 silent era and sound era motion pictures * Steve Sidwell, football coach * Dean Strother, U.S. Air Force four-star general; Commander in Chief of North American Air Defense Command and Continental Air Defense Command * Caroline Thorington, artist * Karen Wheeler, artist


See also

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Cowley County, Kansas * List of Kansas railroads


References


Further reading


External links

*
Winfield – Directory of Public Officials

Winfield city map
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