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Wichita At A Glance
POPULATION (2006 estimate)
Wichita: 360,410
Wichita MSA: 592,126
Sedgwick County: 474,500
LOCATION
Wichita is in south-central Kansas, at the junction
of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers, about
60 miles north of the Kansas-Oklahoma state line.
BEGINNINGS
Wichita was named for the Wichita Indians,
who originally inhabited the area. The first white
settlers came to the region in the 1850s and 1860s.
Wichita was incorporated as a village in 1870.
For More Information
Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce
350 W. Douglas Ave., Wichita, KS, 67202
Phone: (316) 265-7771
Fax: (316) 265-7502
www.wichitachamber.org
