Welda, Kansas

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Welda, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot, circa 1890
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Welda
Coordinates: 38°10′29″N95°17′29″W / 38.17472°N 95.29139°W / 38.17472; -95.29139 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Anderson
Platted 1873
Named for Welda, Germany
Area
 • Total0.93 sq mi (2.42 km2)
 • Land0.93 sq mi (2.40 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
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1,086 ft (331 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total149
 • Density160/sq mi (62/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-76425
GNIS ID 2629185 [1]

Welda is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 149. [2]

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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] and was probably named for Welda in Germany. [5]

The railroad tracks in Welda have since been converted to a rail trail. The trail is part of the Prairie Spirit Trail State Park. [6]

Geography

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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 149—
U.S. Decennial Census

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Welda as a census-designated place (CDP).

Education

The community is served by Garnett USD 365 public school district, and operates Mont Ida Elementary School in Welda and Anderson County Junior-Senior High School in Garnett. [7]

Welda schools were closed through school unification. The Welda High School mascot was Welda Pirates. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Welda, Kansas
  2. 1 2 "Profile of Welda, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  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 June 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ Stewart, George R. (1970). American place-names; a concise and selective dictionary for the continental United States of America . New York: Oxford University Press. p.  529.
  6. ↑ "Homepage". BikePrairieSpirit.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ "School Campuses." Unified School District No. 365. Retrieved on November 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Listless Wildcats Lose", The Manhattan Mercury, 7 June 1971, p.7.

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