Welda, Kansas

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

Welda, Kansas
KDOT map of Anderson County (legend)
Welda
Coordinates: 38°10′9″N 95°17′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyAnderson
Platted1873
Named forWelda, Germany
Area
  Total0.93 sq mi (2.42 km2)
  Land0.93 sq mi (2.40 km2)
  Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
1,100 ft (300 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total129
  Density140/sq mi (53/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code20-76425[1]

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

Welda is located at 38°10′9″N 95°17′41″W.[7] 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.[8]

Welda schools were closed through school unification. The Welda High School mascot was Welda Pirates.[9]

References

  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Welda CDP, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. 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. 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 17 May 2014.
  7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  8. "School Campuses." Unified School District No. 365. Retrieved on November 8, 2013.
  9. "Listless Wildcats Lose", The Manhattan Mercury, 7 June 1971, p.7.


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