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Park City, Kansas

Park City is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States and a northern suburb of Wichita. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8,333. Interstate 135 runs north-south through Park City.

The first Park City was founded in 1870. Located 14 miles (23 km) to the northwest of Wichita, at first it was a formidable rival and in the running to be the county seat but lost. When the railroad bypassed it and came to Wichita, the town died, and its houses were moved to Wichita, Newton, and Hutchinson.

Park City began as the Park City Improvement District in 1953. The district grew from a being quarter section of farmland purchased by developers into a 3,321-acre (13.44 km2) community. After the approval of the Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners, Park City became a third class city on November 26, 1980. The new city held a special election on February 17, 1981. Raymond J. Reiss was elected mayor along with five council members to form the first governing body.

Park City is located at 37°47′57″N 97°19′20″W / 37.79917°N 97.32222°W / 37.79917; -97.32222 (37.799119, -97.322110). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.51 square miles (24.63 km2), of which 9.49 square miles (24.58 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.

Park City is part of the Wichita metropolitan area.

As of the 2020 census, Park City had a population of 8,333, with 3,042 households and 2,268 families. The population density was 843.2 per square mile (325.5/km2). There were 3,233 housing units at an average density of 327.1 per square mile (126.3/km2). The median age was 32.8 years. 28.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

91.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 8.7% lived in rural areas.

There were 3,042 households, of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.3% were married-couple households, 15.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 2.8.

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