Arkansas City, Kansas "Arkansas City"

Arkansas City, Kansas Arkansas City (pronounced / r k nz s ti/) is a town/city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States, situated at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut rivers in the southwestern part of the county.

As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 12,415. The name of this town/city is not pronounced like the close-by state of Arkansas, but rather as / r k nz s/ (the final "s" is pronounced).

Over the years there has been much confusion about the county-wide pronunciation of "Arkansas," which locals render as / r k nz s/ clean water / rk ns /. Throughout much of Kansas, inhabitants use this alternate pronunciation when referring to the Arkansas River, as well as Arkansas Street in the town/city of Wichita.

Because of this, and for the sake of brevity, Arkansas City is most often referred to as simply Ark City. The most likely locale for the Rayado settlement was along the Walnut River in the easterly part of Arkansas City.

Wichita settlements from the 18th century are also found a several miles south of Arkansas City on the west bank of the Arkansas River. (See Deer Creek/Bryson Paddock Sites) Boomer camp at Arkansas City waiting for Land Run of 1893 in Oklahoma White pioneer first congregated in the region where Arkansas City now stands in the 1860s.

Creswell (and win a highly sought-after postal service) by naming the town Creswell in his honor, but metros/cities in other states had already used the name.

The town fathers considered other names, such as Adelphia and Walnut City.

Finally, the name Arkansas City was adopted for the town. The first postal service in Arkansas City was established on May 16, 1870. The line from Florence to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942. The initial branch line connected Florence, Burns, De Graff, El Dorado, Augusta, Douglass, Rock, Akron, Winfield, Arkansas City.

Arkansas City interval steadily through the latter part of the 19th century, and appreciateed a populace explosion starting in 1891, when thousands of citizens moved into the region in anticipation of the Cherokee Strip Land Run.

It has been estimated that the city's populace swelled from 5,000 to 150,000 (most living in temporary encampments) as the nationally hyped federal territory giveaway approached, and shrank back to 5,000 in its aftermath. At the turn of the century, Arkansas City was a rival to Wichita in size and enterprise, boasting a several busy rail lines, an elegant opera home, various fine hotels, a manufacturing base and a bustling agricultural economy.

There was even a famous sanitarium (health spa) at close-by Geuda Springs, served by an electric stockyards running a triangular route from there to Ark City and Winfield.

The Kirkwood Wind Engine Company, a former windmill manufacturer, was headquartered in Arkansas City near the turn of the 20th century; the now-defunct Kanotex Refining Company established a refinery and command posts in the town/city in 1917. During the 1920s, Arkansas City had an active group of Ku Klux Klan (KKK).

Arkansas City is now home to state-of-the-art meat processor Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC which employs over 700 workers.

Both cities, only 11 miles (18 km) apart, now have large Wal-Mart stores (a new Wal-Mart Supercenter opened in Arkansas City in March 2006, and another has been constructed in Winfield); conversely, both towns' (in Arkansas City the Burford, the Howard, and the Crest) movie theaters recently closed and were replaced by a single facility halfway between the cities, just south of the Strother Field industrialized park.

The Ark City Burford Theatre and Commercial Building is undergoing a transformation/renovation that will turn into a new improve arts center and gathering space.

In 2006, the small-town physicians in Arkansas City banded together with the South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center (SCKRMC) board and the City of Arkansas City to build a new hospital, which opened in March 2011. In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was constructed west of Arkansas City, north to south through Cowley County, with much controversy over tax exemption and surroundingal concerns (if a leak ever occurs). Arkansas City is positioned at 37 3 55 N 97 2 23 W (37.065267, 97.039608). The town/city is situated along the northern bank of the Arkansas River and to the west of its confluence with the Walnut River.

Winfield, the county seat, is 13 miles (21 km) north of Arkansas City along US-77, and Strother Field, a general aviation airport, is about eight miles (13 km) north.

Arkansas City is positioned 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Wichita.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.38 square miles (24.29 km2), of which 9.36 square miles (24.24 km2) is territory and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Arkansas City has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the census of 2010, there were 12,415 citizens , 4,802 homeholds, and 3,030 families residing in the city.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 79.4% White, 3.9% African American, 2.7% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.7% from other competitions, and 4.6% from two or more competitions.

The median age in the town/city was 33.8 years.

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,963 citizens , 4,855 homeholds, and 3,102 families residing in the city.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 87.15% White, 4.51% African American, 2.69% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.95% from other competitions, and 3.04% from two or more competitions.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $29,158, and the median income for a family was $39,962.

Old Arkansas City High School (2013) Arkansas City Public Schools serves the community.

Cowley College, formerly Cowley County Community College, is positioned between 1st and 4th streets, and Central and Adams Avenues in Ark City.

Cowley College jubilates 85 years of innovation and excellence in 2007. (Beginning in 1922 in the basement of Arkansas City High School.) Other campuses include: Aviation Tech Center (Wichita, KS), Allied Health Center (Winfield, KS), Career & Technical Education Center (Mulvane, KS), and Bloomenshine Center (Mulvane, KS).

The most recent building, Webb-Brown, is positioned on the Eastern corner of 3rd and Washington, replacing the former Ark City Junior High School. See also: Media in Wichita, Kansas; List of newspapers in Kansas; List of airways broadcasts in Kansas; and List of tv stations in Kansas The Arkansas City Traveler Frank Davis, American journalist, poet, political and workforce boss activist, born in Arkansas City Robert Docking, Mayor of Arkansas City, Governor of Kansas, 1967 1975 Robert Eaton, automobile businessman, interval up in Arkansas City Killblane, author and military historian, born in Arkansas City and attended two years of elementary school.

Anna Larkin, folk sculptor, lived in Arkansas City upon moving to the United States Leslie Miller, former experienced American football player, born in Arkansas City Helen Parsons, biochemist, born in Arkansas City Elizabeth Taylor, actress, briefly lived and attended school in Arkansas City in 1937 National Register of Historic Places listings in Cowley County, Kansas "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status".

Kansas Battles the Invisible Empire: The Legal Ouster of the KKK from Kansas amid 1922-1927; Kansas State Historical Society; 1974.

Climate Summary for Arkansas City, Kansas "Elizabeth Taylor had Family Ties to Arkansas City, Wichita Eagle, Mar 24, 2011, https://kansas.com/2011/03/24/1775921/elizabeth-taylor-and-her-ties.html.

Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; 3 Volumes; Frank W.

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