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Kechi, Kansas
Kechi /ˈkiːtʃaɪ/ is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States, and a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,217.
Kechi was named for the Kichai people.
In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north-south from Herington through Kechi to Caldwell. It foreclosed in 1891 and was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad, merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island".
The first post office in Kechi was established in 1888.
Kechi is located at 37°47′43″N 97°16′43″W / 37.795228°N 97.278660°W (37.795228, -97.278660). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.02 square miles (15.59 km2), of which 5.97 square miles (15.46 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.
Kechi is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The 2020 United States census counted 2,217 people, 840 households, and 661 families in Kechi. The population density was 367.9 per square mile (142.0/km2). There were 871 housing units at an average density of 144.5 per square mile (55.8/km2). The racial makeup was 82.95% (1,839) white or European American (80.97% non-Hispanic white), 4.56% (101) black or African-American, 0.99% (22) Native American or Alaska Native, 2.03% (45) Asian, 0.05% (1) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 2.48% (55) from other races, and 6.95% (154) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.91% (131) of the population.
Of the 840 households, 33.2% had children under the age of 18; 67.3% were married couples living together; 16.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 15.7% of households consisted of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.1 and the average family size was 3.4. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 35.0% of the population.
Kechi, Kansas
Kechi /ˈkiːtʃaɪ/ is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States, and a suburb of Wichita. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,217.
Kechi was named for the Kichai people.
In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north-south from Herington through Kechi to Caldwell. It foreclosed in 1891 and was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad, merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island".
The first post office in Kechi was established in 1888.
Kechi is located at 37°47′43″N 97°16′43″W / 37.795228°N 97.278660°W (37.795228, -97.278660). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.02 square miles (15.59 km2), of which 5.97 square miles (15.46 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.
Kechi is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The 2020 United States census counted 2,217 people, 840 households, and 661 families in Kechi. The population density was 367.9 per square mile (142.0/km2). There were 871 housing units at an average density of 144.5 per square mile (55.8/km2). The racial makeup was 82.95% (1,839) white or European American (80.97% non-Hispanic white), 4.56% (101) black or African-American, 0.99% (22) Native American or Alaska Native, 2.03% (45) Asian, 0.05% (1) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 2.48% (55) from other races, and 6.95% (154) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.91% (131) of the population.
Of the 840 households, 33.2% had children under the age of 18; 67.3% were married couples living together; 16.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 15.7% of households consisted of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.1 and the average family size was 3.4. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 35.0% of the population.
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