Welda, Kansas

Welda, Kansas
Census-designated place
Welda
Coordinates: 38°10′9″N 95°17′41″W / 38.16917°N 95.29472°WCoordinates: 38°10′9″N 95°17′41″W / 38.16917°N 95.29472°W
Country United States
State Kansas
County Anderson
Area
  Total 0.93 sq mi (2.42 km2)
  Land 0.93 sq mi (2.40 km2)
  Water 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation 1,100 ft (300 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 129
  Density 139/sq mi (53.7/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 20-76425[1]

Welda is a census-designated place in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 129.[2]

History

Welda was platted in 1873, soon after the railroad was extended to that point in 1870.[3] The first post office in Welda was established in 1874.[4]

The railroad tracks in Welda have since been converted to a rail trail. The trail is part of the Prairie Spirit Trail State Park.[5]

Geography

Harris is located at 38°10′9″N 95°17′41″W / 38.16917°N 95.29472°W.[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2), of which 0.0077 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.79%, is water.[2]

Education

Unified School District No. 365 operates Mont Ida Elementary School in Welda and Anderson County Junior-Senior High School in Garnett.[7]

References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Welda CDP, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  3. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 898.
  4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  5. "Homepage". BikePrairieSpirit.com. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  7. "School Campuses." Unified School District No. 365. Retrieved on November 8, 2013.