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Wichita, Kansas

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Wichita, Kansas

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Nickname: "Air Capital"

Location in the state of Kansas

County Sedgwick

Mayor Carlos Mayans

Area

- City 359.8 km²

- Land 351.6 km²

- Water 8.2 km²

Population

- City ({{{population_as_of}}}) 360,715 (city proper)

- Density 2,536.1/km²

Time zone CST (UTC-6)

- Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

Website: http://www.wichitagov.org/

Wichita, also known as the Air Capital of the World, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, as well as a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center. The city is home to six major aircraft manufacturing companies and McConnell Air Force Base. Wichita is located in South Central Kansas on the Arkansas River, and is the county seat of Sedgwick County.

Wichita is the 51st largest city in the United States with an estimated population of 354,865 in the year 2005. The Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which encompasses Sedgwick, Butler, Harvey, and Sumner counties, has a 2004 estimated population of 584,671 persons residing in 245,159 households, making it the 82nd largest MSA in the United States. The Wichita-Winfield Combined Statistical Area also includes Cowley County and has an estimated population of 618,641.

Contents

1 Geography

2 Climate

3 Demographics

3.1 Census of 2000

3.2 Historical trends

4 Transportation

5 Culture

6 History

7 Sister cities

8 Metro cities

9 High Schools

9.1 Public Schools (USD 259)

9.2 Public Schools (USD 261)

9.3 Private Schools

10 Elementary Schools

11 Colleges and universities

12 Sports teams

13 Notable Residents

14 Broadcasting/Media

15 Cultural references

16 External links

Geography

Wichita is located at 37°41′20″N, 97°20′10″W (37.688848, -97.336226)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 138.9 mi² (359.8 km²). 135.8 mi² (351.6 km²) of it is land and 3.2 mi² (8.2 km²) of it (2.29%) is water.

The city was founded at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers. The Arkansas river runs on to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where it becomes navigable by large boats.

Climate

Over the course of a year, temperatures range from an average low of about 20°F (-8°C) in January to an average high of nearly 93°F (34°C) in July. The maximum temperature reaches 90°F (32°C) an average of 64 days per year and reaches 100°F (38°C) an average of 14 days per year. The minimum temperature falls below 32°F (0°C) an average of 108 days per year. Typically the first fall freeze occurs between the second week of October and mid-November, and the last spring freeze occurs between the end of March and the final week of April.

The area receives over 30 inches (760 mm) of precipitation during an average year with the largest share being received in May and June—with a combined 21 days of measurable precipitation. During a typical year the total amount of precipitation may be anywhere from 22 to 40 inches (560 to 1020 mm). There are on average 88 days of measurable precipitation per year. Winter snowfall averages almost 17 inches (44 cm), but the median is less than 8 inches (25 cm). Measurable snowfall occurs an average of 11 days per year with at least an inch of snow being received on five of those days. Snow depth of at least an inch occurs an average of 18 days per year.

Source: Monthly Station Climate Summaries, 1971-2000, U.S. National Climatic Data Center Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Temperatures (°F)

Mean high 40.1 47.2 57.3 66.9 76.0 87.1 92.9 91.6 82.2 70.2 54.5 43.1 67.4

Mean low 20.3 25.3 34.4 43.7 54.0 63.9 69.1 67.9 59.3 46.9 33.9 24.0 45.2

Highest recorded 75

(1967) 87

(1996) 89

(1989) 96

(1972) 100

(1996) 110

(1980) 113

(1954) 110

(1984) 108

(2000) 95

(1979) 85

(1980) 83

(1955) 113

(1954)

Lowest recorded −12

(1962) −21

(1982) −2

(1960) 15

(1975) 31

(1976) 43

(1969) 51

(1975) 48

(1967) 31

(1984) 18

(1993) 1

(1975) −16

(1989) −21

(1982)

Precipitation (inches)

Median 0.63 0.62 2.13 2.32 3.25 3.72 3.76 2.16 2.09 1.95 1.81 1.01 29.62

Mean number of days 5.4 5.4 8.1 8.5 11.2 9.7 7.2 7.6 7.2 6.4 5.8 5.7 88.2

Highest monthly 2.73

(1973) 3.33

(1987) 9.17

(1973) 6.02

(1999) 9.62

(1993) 8.90

(1995) 6.65

(1971) 7.69

(1987) 10.69

(1999) 9.42

(1998) 4.91

(1992) 4.71

(1984)

Snowfall (inches)

Median 2.8 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.2 7.7

Mean number of days 3.6 2.5 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 2.7 11.0

Highest monthly 19.7

(1987) 16.7

(1971) 13.6

(1998) 4.6

(1979) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5

(1991) 7.1

(1972) 13.8

(1983)

Notes: Temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation includes rain and melted snow or sleet in inches; median values are provided for precipitation and snowfall because mean averages may be misleading. Mean and median values are for the 30-year period 1971–2000; temperature extremes are for the station's period of record (1954–2001). The station is located at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport at 37°39′N 97°26′W, elevation 1,321 feet (401 m).

Demographics

Historical populations

Census Pop. %±

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1880 4,911 —

1890 23,853 385.7%

1900 24,671 3.4%

1910 52,450 112.6%

1920 72,217 37.7%

1930 111,110 53.9%

1940 114,966 3.5%

1950 168,279 46.4%

1960 254,698 51.4%

1970 276,554 8.6%

1980 279,272 1.0%

1990 304,011 8.9%

2000 344,284 13.2%

In 2004, the city of Wichita had an estimated population of 353,823, which is an increase of 9,539, or 2.8%, since the year 2000.

In 2003 the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated population of 582,781, which is an increase of 11,613, or 2.0%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase of 13,451 people (that is 29,063 births minus 15,612 deaths) and a decrease due to net migration of 1,508 people out of the metropolitan area. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 5,415 people, and migration within the country produced a net loss of 6,923 people.

Census of 2000

As of the census of 2000, there were 344,284 people, 139,087 households, and 87,763 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,536.1/mi² (979.2/km²). There were 152,119 housing units at an average density of 1,120.6/mi² (432.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.20% White, 11.42% African American, 1.16% Native American, 3.96% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 5.10% from other races, and 3.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 9.62% of the population.

There were 139,087 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,939, and the median income for a family was $49,247. Males had a median income of $36,457 versus $25,844 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,647. About 8.4% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical trends

The City of Wichita's logo.Following the incorporation of the city in 1870 rapid immigration resulted in a land boom involving speculation into the late 1880s. Wichita had become the third largest city in the state (behind Kansas City and Topeka) with a population of nearly 24,000 in 1890. After the boom the city suffered from 15 years of comparative depression and slow growth.

The early 20th century saw a resurgence in growth from the nascent aircraft industry (see below) with the population increasing by 350% between 1900 and 1930. By 1920 Wichita had entered the top 100 largest cities in the United States and by 1930 reached 77th in rank. The depression of the 1930s again brought slow growth with total population only increasing by 3% between 1930 and 1940. The decades during and after World War II saw a growth spurt as the city's population increased by more than 120% between 1940 and 1960. Wichita had become the largest city in the state by 1950 and the 51st largest city in the country by 1960—a ranking it has held to this date.

The decades between 1950 and 1970 saw a major shift in the city's racial makeup as the proportion of blacks in the population increased significantly. Until 1950 blacks had made up about 5% of the population with little variation. During these two decades the black population increased from 8,082 (4.8%) in 1950 to 26,841 (9.7%) in 1970, a 230% increase. This also marked the beginning of the decline of the white majority. Even as the white population has increased from 160,000 in 1950 to about 260,000 in 2000, the percentage of the population has dropped from 95% to 75%.

During the 1970s the city's population only grew by 1%, but the growth rate accelerated in the following two decades to more than 13% in the 1990s. The growth in minority races is still strong. The black population has grown by a more modest 14% per decade, but the proportion of the other races, including indigenous American and immigrants from Asia and the Pacific Rim, has risen from just 1% to over 10% of the population.

Transportation

Most residents of Wichita travel around the region by car. The Kansas Turnpike (Interstate 35), Interstates 135 and 235, U.S. Route 54/400, and K-96 run through and near the city. Currently the idea of a Northwest Corridor is under discussion, to run from K-96 south from Maize to U.S. 54/400.

The Wichita Transit Authority operates 51 buses on 18 fixed bus routes within the city.[1]

The nearest Amtrak station is in Newton (20 miles/32 km to the north), offering service on the Southwest Chief route between Los Angeles and Chicago.

Wichita is home to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, the largest airport in the state of Kansas (the larger Kansas City International Airport is in Missouri). Flights from Wichita's airport travel to many U.S. airport hubs via 11 commercial carriers.

Culture

Wichita's conference centerThe City of Wichita is home to Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, which boasts 24 themed gardens including the popular Butterfly Garden and the award-winning Sally Stone Sensory Garden. Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum is also located in the city.

Wichita is also home to the Wichita River Festival, held each May in the Downtown and Old Town areas of the city. It is one of the longest continuous running festivals in the state of Kansas and features over 70 events, including musical entertainment, sporting events, traveling exhibits, cultural and historical activities, plays, interactive children's events, a flea market, river events, a parade, block party, food court, fireworks and souvenirs for the roughly 370,000+ patrons who attend each year.[2]

Blackbear Bosin's The Keeper of the Plains at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers by the Wichita Mid-America All Indian CenterOther major attractions of the city include the Sedgwick County Zoo, home to more than 2,500 animals of nearly 500 different species; the Old Cowtown Museum; McConnell Air Force Base; Exploration Place, a science and discovery center for all ages; the Old Town historical and entertainment district; the Mid-America All-Indian Center and Museum; and the Wichita Art Museum.

Other museums and attractions in the metro area:

The Bank Of America Gallery, Wichita

Campbell Castle, Wichita

Coleman Factory Outlet Store and Museum, Wichita

City Repertory Theatre of Wichita, Wichita

Crown Uptown Professional Dinner Theatre, Wichita

Frank Lloyd Wright Allen Lambe House, Wichita

Gallery XII, Wichita

Great Plains Nature Center, Wichita

Great Plains Transportation Museum, Wichita

Joyland Amusement Park

Kansas African-American Museum, Wichita

Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita

Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Hutchinson

Kansas Firefighters Museum, Wichita

Kansas Oil Museum, El Dorado

Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, Wichita

Kansas Underground Salt Museum, Hutchinson

Kansas Wildlife Exhibit at Riverside Park, Wichita

Karg Art Glass, Kechi

Kauffman Museum, Bethel College, North Newton

McPherson Museum Historic Vaniman Mansion, McPherson

Mid-America All-Indian Center and The Keeper of the Plains statue, Wichita

Museum of World Treasures, Wichita

Music Theatre of Wichita

Old Cowtown Museum

Prairie Rose Chuckwagon Supper, Benton

Reno County Museum, Hutchinson

Sedgwick County Fair, Cheney

Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University, Wichita

Wichita Art Museum

Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita

Wichita Jazz Festival, Wichita

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, Wichita

Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Wichita

Wichita is also home to Kansas' tallest building, the Epic Center

History

A thorough writeup can be found at City of Wichita-History.

The site on the two rivers has served as a trading center for nomadic peoples for the last 11,000 years. The area was visited by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in 1541, while he was in search of the fabulous "cities of gold." While there, he encountered a group of Indians whom he called Quiviras and who have been identified by archeological and historical studies as Wichita Indians. By 1719 this people had moved south to Oklahoma, where they met French traders. The first permanent settlement in Wichita was a collection of grass houses inhabited by the Wichita Indians in 1863. They had moved back to Wichita from Oklahoma during the Civil War due to their pro-Union sentiments. The city was officially incorporated in 1870. Shortly thereafter it became a railhead destination for cattle drives from Texas and other southwestern points, from whence it has derived its nickname of "Cowtown."

Wichita reached national fame in 1900 when Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) member Carrie Nation decided to carry her crusade against alcohol to Wichita. On December 27th of that year she entered the Carey House bar in downtown Wichita and smashed the place with a rock and a pool ball. She had visited all the bars in Wichita the night before and demanded that they close their doors. However, the painting by John Noble of Cleopatra at the Roman Bath in the Carey House had drawn her particular wrath.

In 1914-1915, oil was discovered nearby and Wichita became a major oil center. The money derived from oil allowed local entrepreneurs to invest in a nascent airplane industry. In 1917, the first plane, the Cessna Comet, was manufactured in Wichita. Forty-three Swallows, the first airplanes made specifically for production, were built in Wichita between 1920 and 1923. This industry, coinciding with Wichita as a test center for new aviation, established Wichita as the "Air Capital." Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech were employees of the Swallow company, but in January 1925 they left Swallow Aircraft and teamed up with Clyde Cessna to form Travel Air. Lloyd Stearman left the company in 1926 to start Stearman Aircraft in Venice, California. Cessna quit in January 1927 to start Cessna Aircraft. Stearman would only be gone from Wichita for a year before returning.

Travel Air with Walter Beech at the helm grew to the point of employing over 600 workers and working in a huge factory complex constructed from 1927 to 1929. Employing so many workers at such a large complex and being a few miles outside the city limits it was tagged "Travel Air City" by Wichita residents. The company merged with the huge Curtis Wright Corporation in the Roaring Twenties' heyday of company buyouts and takeovers just two months before the Stock Market crash in 1929. Workers were laid off by the hundreds during 1930 and more so in 1931. Those that retained jobs were moved to the Curtis Wright plant in St. Louis in 1931 to lower operating costs. By the fall of 1932 the final workers were let go in Wichita, equipment was sold and the entire Travel Air plant sat empty. Walter Beech held a desk job in New York instead of walking the factory floors and was not happy in this new position.

In March 1932 Walter quit Curtis Wright to form Beech Aircraft with his wife Olive Ann and hired Ted Wells as his chief engineer. The first four or five "Beechcraft" were built in the vacant Cessna Aircraft plant which was also closed during the depression. Beech later leased and then bought the Travel Air plant from Curtis Wright and men, machinery, and an airplane or two were moved from the Cessna plant. The first aircraft was the beautiful Model 17, later dubbed the "Staggerwing" which was first flown on November 5, 1932. The aircraft that would propel the small company into a huge corporation was the Model 18 "Twin Beech," of which thousands were built from 1937 to 1969. The Staggerwing production ended in 1946 with approximately 750 built and a few more assembled from parts in 1947. The Staggerwing production was replaced by the Beechcraft Bonanza, although there are still nearly 100 Staggerwings in existence, most in useable condition.

The city experienced a population explosion during World War II when it became a major manufacturing center for airplanes needed in the war effort. By 1945, 4.2 bombers were being produced daily in Wichita. Stearman Aircraft, later purchased by the Boeing Company, was founded in Wichita, as were Beech Aircraft (now part of Raytheon), Cessna Aircraft, and LearJet (now Bombardier). The city remains a major manufacturing center for the aircraft industry today, with all of these and Airbus still having major centers there, hence its nickname: "The Air Capital." It was also a significant entrepreneurial business center during the postwar period, with Coleman, Mentholatum, Pizza Hut, White Castle, and Koch Industries having all been founded in Wichita. Ironically, White Castle closed all of their restaurants in Wichita in 1938 and has not operated in the state of Kansas after a failed revival attempt in the Kansas City area in the early 1990s. The entrepreneurial spirit of Wichita led to the creation one of the first academic centers to study and support entrepreneurship at The Wichita State University, Center for Entrepreneurship.

Wichita is also noteworthy for the crimes of BTK killer Dennis Rader.

The first complete recording made by the famous jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker occurred in 1940 at the Trocadero Ballroom in Wichita. During the 1950s and early 1960s Wichita had a significant "Beat" movement [3]. The Wichita Jazz Festival remains a significant annual event on the jazz calendar to this day.

An informative collection of historical photographs of Wichita can be found at [4].

Sister cities

Cancún, Mexico - 25 November 1975

Kaifeng, China - 3 December 1985

Orléans, France - 16 August 1944 through Sister Cities International

Tlalnepantla, Mexico - 16 October 1973

Evanston, Illinois - 17 September 1984

Metro cities

Andale

Andover

Arkansas City

Augusta

Bel Aire

Belle Plaine

Bentley

Benton

Burrton

Cassoday

Cheney

Clearwater

Colwich

Conway Springs

Derby

El Dorado

Garden Plain

Goddard

Haysville

Hesston

Kechi

Maize

Mount Hope

Mulvane

Newton

North Newton

Park City

Peck

Rock

Rose Hill

Sedgwick

Towanda

Udall

Valley Center

Wellington

Winfield

High Schools

Public Schools (USD 259)

Metro-Boulevard

Metro-Meridian

Metro-Midtown

Wichita High School East

Wichita Heights High School

Wichita North High School

Wichita Northeast Magnet High School

Wichita Northwest High School

Wichita South High School

Wichita Southeast High School

Wichita West High School

Public Schools (USD 261)

Wichita Haysville Campus High School, located in Wichita, but serves as the High School of Haysville USD 261.

Private Schools

Annoor Islamic School

Berean Academy

Bishop Carroll Catholic High School

Heartspring

Holy Cross Lutheran School

The Independent School

Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School

St. Francis of Assisi School

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School

Sunrise Christian Academy

Trinity Academy

Word of Life Traditional School

Wichita Collegiate School

Wichita Home School

Elementary Schools

Allen Elemantary School

Anderson Elemantary School

Beech Elementary School

Benton Elementary School

Bostic Traditional Magnet Elementary School

Bryant Core Knowledge Magnet School

Buckner Performing Arts Magnet School

Caldwell Elementary School

Cessna Elementary School

Chisholm Trail Elementary School

Clark Elementary School

Cleaveland Traditional Magnet School

College Hill Elementary School

Colvin Elementary School

Earhart Environmental Magnet Elementary School

Emerson Open Magnet Elementary School

Enterprise Elementary School

Franklin Elementary

Funston/White Elementary School

Gammon Elementary School

Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet School

Hyde International Studies and Communications Magnet Elementary School

Irving Elementary School

Isely Traditional Magnet Elementary School

Jefferson Elementary School

Kelly Elementary Liberal Arts Academy

Kensler Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School

Linwood Elementary School

L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet School

McCollom Elementary School

McLean Science/Technology Magnet School

Minneha Core Knowledge Magnet Elementary School

Mueller Elementary School

OK Elementary School

Peterson Elementary School

Payne Elementary School

Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Price-Harris Elementary School

Riverside Elementary School

Washington Accelerated Elementary School

Woodman Elemantary School

Wilbur Middle School

Colleges and universities

Wichita State University

Friends University

Newman University

Wichita Area Technical College

Wichita Technical Institute

Butler Community College (formerly Butler County Community College)

University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita

Cowley County Community College

Baker University

Tabor College

Southwestern University

Several McConnell AFB based colleges and universities

Most Community Colleges and State Universities offer online/distance learning options.

Sports teams

Wichita Wranglers, baseball

Wichita Wings (defunct), indoor soccer

Wichita Thunder, ice hockey

Wichita Aviators, indoor football

Notable Residents

Kirstie Alley, actress

Caroline Bruce, Olympic swimmer

Robert Ballard, marine geologist

Judy Bell, golfer

Antoine Carr, basketball star

Clyde Cessna, industrialist

Elizabeth Gladys "Millvina" Dean, one of the last three individuals to survive the sinking of the Titanic

Darren Dreifort, pitcher

Kyle Farnsworth, Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees

Tamara Feldman, Actress

Debra Fisher, author

Carla Fry, Motion Picture Production Executive

Robert M. Gates, former Director U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

Dan Glickman, former US Congressman, Secretary of Agriculture, and current President of the Motion Picture Association of America

Eric Harris, a perpetrator of the Columbine High School massacre

Cherrie Brubaker, local blogger and poker player

Bob Helms, industrialist

Stan Kenton, jazz musician

Bill Koch, America's Cup winner

Charles Koch, industrialist

Josh Hansard, podcaster

Don Johnson, actor

Neal Jones, actor

William Lear, industrialist

Jim Lehrer, TV host

Hattie McDaniel, actress

Roger Mears, race car driver

Crazy Mike, local eccentric

Vera Miles, actress

Rich Mullins, Christian Pop/Folk Musician

Fran Jabara, industrialist

James Jabara, World War II flying ace

Antonya Nelson, author

Roger Noriega, Ambassador to the Organization of American States

Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior

Susan Page, journalist

Jeff Probst, TV host

Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer

Nate Robertson, pitcher

Danny Roew, film director

Jim Ryun, Olympic medalist, now a U.S. Representative from Kansas

Barry Sanders, Pro Football Hall of Famer

Gale Sayers, Pro Football Hall of Famer; born in Wichita, but raised in Omaha, Nebraska

Mark Shelton of Manilla Road fame

Vernon L. Smith, Nobel Memorial Prize winner in economics

Leon van Speybroeck, X-Ray astronomer

Lloyd Stearman, industrialist

Deb Stover, author

John Cameron Swayze, announcer

Darnell Valentine, basketball star

Joe Walsh, musician

Kamerion Wimbley, professional football player for the Cleveland Browns

Lynette Woodard, Basketball Hall of Fame

Broadcasting/Media

See Broadcast Media In Wichita

The Wichita Eagle is the daily newspaper in Wichita. Cable television service for Wichita and surrounding areas are provided by Cox Communications

Cultural references

Wichita is mentioned in the song Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes.

Wichita is mentioned in the song P.R. 2KI by Tech N9ne.

Wichita is mentioned in the song Open up the Border by Clutch.

Wichita is mentioned in the song Jack Straw by Grateful Dead.

Wichita is mentioned in the song True Dreams of Wichita by Soul Coughing.

Wichita is mentioned in the song The Citizens of Wichita by Emperor X.

Wichita is mentioned in the film My Blue Heaven (1990).

Wichita is mentioned in the film Leap of Faith (1992).

Wichita is mentioned in the film A League of Their Own (1992).

Wichita is mentioned in the film Twister (1996).

Wichita is mentioned in the film About Schmidt (2002).

Wichita is mentioned in the film Big Fish (2003).

Wichita is mentioned in the film Firewall (2006).

Wichita is the setting for the film The Big Kahuna (1999), adapted from the play "Hospitality Suite."

Wichita is the setting for the film The Ice Harvest (2005), adapted from the book of the same title.

Wichita is one of the settings for the film Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987).

Wichita is one of the settings for the film Elizabethtown (2005) when Drew Baylor, Orlando Bloom's character, briefly drives through on his road trip.

It is also mentioned in the poem Wichita Vortex Sutra by beat poet Alan Ginsberg. Philip Glass has also composed a work by the same title.

Wichita Lineman was a popular song, written by Jimmy Webb and first performed by Glen Campbell. It has since been recorded by numerous other artists. However, this song is more likely a reference to a county named Wichita, of which there are two, since the song says "I am a lineman for the county... ...and the Wichita lineman is still on the line."

Dennis Rader is mentioned in the song Teachers Suck by Tom Green.

External links

The Official City of Wichita homepage

Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 37.688848° -97.336226°

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