Welda, Kansas

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]

Welda, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot, circa 1890
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot, circa 1890
KDOT map of Anderson County (legend)
KDOT map of Anderson County (legend)
Welda is located in Kansas
Welda
Welda
Welda is located in the United States
Welda
Welda
Coordinates: 38°10′29″N 95°17′29″W[1]
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]
1,086 ft (331 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total149
 • Density160/sq mi (62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-76425
GNIS ID2629185[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

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%±
2020149—
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]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Welda, Kansas
  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.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Anderson County, Kansas


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