Welda, Kansas

Welda, Kansas
Census-designated place

KDOT map of Anderson County (legend)
Welda
Coordinates: 38°10′9″N 95°17′41″W / 38.16917°N 95.29472°W / 38.16917; -95.29472Coordinates: 38°10′9″N 95°17′41″W / 38.16917°N 95.29472°W / 38.16917; -95.29472
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 / 38.16917; -95.29472.[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. 1 2 "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.


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