Park City, Kansas

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Park City is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas; it is a suburb of Wichita. The population was 5,814 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Education
- 4.1 Unified school districts
5 Trivia
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

The first Park City was founded in 1870. Located 14 miles to the northwest of Wichita, it was at first a formidable rival, but it risked all on the county seat, and lost. When the railroad passed it by and came to Wichita, the town died, and its houses were removed to Wichita, Newton and Hutchinson.

The current Park City began as the Park City Improvement District in 1953. The District grew from a quarter section of farmland purchased by developers into a 3,321-acre 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, in which Raymond J. Reiss was elected mayor along with five council members to form the first governing body.

[edit] Geography

Park City is located at 37°47′57″N, 97°19′20″W (37.799119, -97.322110)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.7 km² (5.7 mi²). 14.6 km² (5.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.18% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,814 people, 2,046 households, and 1,618 families residing in the city. The population density was 397.3/km² (1,029.4/mi²). There were 2,200 housing units at an average density of 150.3/km² (389.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.09% White, 2.36% African American, 1.38% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 3.25% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.59% of the population.

There were 2,046 households out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,794, and the median income for a family was $46,225. Males had a median income of $35,931 versus $22,104 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,539. About 4.4% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

[edit] Unified school districts

See also the complete list of unified school districts in Kansas.

Wichita USD 259
Valley Center USD 262

[edit] Trivia

Dennis Rader, better known as the BTK killer, lived in Park City from 1970 to 2005, when he was discovered and arrested. He was sentenced to 175 years in prison.