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Winfield, Kansas

Winfield is a city and county seat of Cowley County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is situated along the Walnut River in South Central Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 11,777.[5][6] It is home to Southwestern College.

Winfield, Kansas

United States

Kansas

Cowley

Walnut, Vernon, P.V.

1870 [2]

1873 [2]

Winfield Scott

Taggart Wall[3]

12.51 sq mi (32.41 km2)

11.14 sq mi (28.86 km2)

1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2)  10.60%

1,139 ft (347 m)

11,777

940/sq mi (360/km2)

UTC-6 (CST)

UTC-5 (CDT)

67156

620

20-79950

485663[1]

winfieldks.org

History[edit]

19th century[edit]

Winfield was founded in 1870.[2] It was named for Rev. Winfield Scott, who promised to build the town a church in exchange for the naming rights.[7][8] The first post office at Winfield was established in May, 1870.[9] In 1873, Winfield incorporated as a city.[2]

Arts and culture[edit]

Entertainment[edit]

Winfield is well known for hosting the Walnut Valley Festival, one of the nation's oldest and largest bluegrass and acoustic music festivals, on the third weekend of every September. Crowds have exceeded 15,000, arriving from around the nation—with hundreds of the bluegrass and acoustic music enthusiasts camping, socializing and "jamming" at the site for weeks before the festival begins. The event also often features folk music and Celtic music performances, and related cultural activities and exhibits.[41][42][43][44]

for both Winfield and Arkansas City, formed by the merger of The Winfield Daily Courier and The Arkansas City Traveler

The Cowley Courier Traveler

biophysical chemist

Robert A. Alberty

basketball player

Bob Brannum

(1911–1955), cartoonist and illustrator

Gilbert Bundy

artist, director and actor; most notably Ed Chigliak in the television series Northern Exposure

Darren E. Burrows

baseball player

Josh Clarke

Olympian in fencing

Harold Corbin

Olympic bronze medal winner in track and field

Ira Davenport

member Kansas Senate and Kansas House of Representatives

Greta Goodwin

football coach

John Harts

University of Kansas NCAA National Men's Basketball Championship team in 1952, 1952 Olympic gold medal

Bob Kenney

artist known for his work in metalsmithing

Richard Mawdsley

(1888-1981), Broadway actress

Ruth Maycliffe

(1888-1960), law enforcement officer, owner of brothels and gambling saloons in Los Angeles and co-founder of casinos in Las Vegas[47]

Guy McAfee

U.S. federal judge

George McDermott

actor; appeared in over 240 silent era and sound era motion pictures

Eugene Pallette

football coach

Steve Sidwell

U.S. Air Force four-star general; Commander in Chief of North American Air Defense Command and Continental Air Defense Command

Dean Strother

artist

Caroline Thorington

artist

Karen Wheeler

National Register of Historic Places listings in Cowley County, Kansas

List of Kansas railroads

Official website

Winfield – Directory of Public Officials

KDOT

Winfield city map

. Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.

"Winfield"