Welda, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kansas

CDP in Kansas, United States

38°10′29″N 95°17′29″W / 38.17472°N 95.29139°W / 38.17472; -95.29139^[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyAndersonPlatted1873Named forWelda, GermanyArea

• 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 code785FIPS code20-76425GNIS ID2629185^[1]

Welda is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anderson County, Kansas, United States.^[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 149.^[2]

History

Welda was platted in 1873, soon after the railroad was extended to that point in 1870.^[3] Its post office was established in 1874,^[4] 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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	149		—
U.S. Decennial Census

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Welda, Kansas
^ ^a ^b "Profile of Welda, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 898.
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
^ 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.
^ "Homepage". BikePrairieSpirit.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
^ "School Campuses." Unified School District No. 365. Retrieved on November 8, 2013.
^ "Listless Wildcats Lose", The Manhattan Mercury, 7 June 1971, p.7.