Clearwater, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 37°30′20″N 97°30′5″W / 37.50556°N 97.50139°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Sedgwick |
Founded | 1870 |
Platted | 1872 |
Incorporated | 1885 |
Named for | Water |
Area | |
• Total | 1.94 sq mi (5.02 km2) |
• Land | 1.94 sq mi (5.02 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,286 ft (392 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,653 |
• Density | 1,400/sq mi (530/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 67026 |
Area code | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-13925 [1] |
GNIS ID | 474315 [1] |
Website | clearwaterks.org |
Clearwater is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 2,653 people lived there.[3]
Clearwater was created in 1870. It was platted as a city in 1872.[4] It was named Clearwater because of the local river named Ninnescah, which translates to "clear water" in English. [5] The first post office in Clearwater was created in 1871. The name of the post office called Clear Water until 1894.[6] The Chisholm Trail went along the east side of the city from 1867 to 1871.[7]
Clearwater is southwest of Wichita, Kansas at 37°30′20″N 97°30′5″W / 37.50556°N 97.50139°W (37.505646, -97.501516).[8] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.94 square miles (5.02 km2). All of it is land.[2]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1890 | 408 | — | |
1900 | 368 | −9.8% | |
1910 | 569 | 54.6% | |
1920 | 647 | 13.7% | |
1930 | 669 | 3.4% | |
1940 | 591 | −11.7% | |
1950 | 647 | 9.5% | |
1960 | 1,073 | 65.8% | |
1970 | 1,435 | 33.7% | |
1980 | 1,684 | 17.4% | |
1990 | 1,875 | 11.3% | |
2000 | 2,178 | 16.2% | |
2010 | 2,481 | 13.9% | |
2020 | 2,653 | 6.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
The 2020 census said that there were 2,653 people, 934 households, and 689 families living in Clearwater. Of the households, 70.3% owned their home and 29.7% rented their home.
The median age was 35.8 years. Of the people, 90.9% were White, 0.8% were Native American, 0.3% were Asian, 0.2% were Black, 0.6% were from some other race, and 7.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the people.[3][9]
The 2010 census said that there were 2,481 people, 908 households, and 660 families living in Clearwater.[10]
Clearwater has the Clearwater USD 264 public school district.[11]
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