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Time Zone: Sedgwick County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Wichita is the Seat for Sedgwick County.

Sedgwick County was founded February 26, 1867 and was created by taking area from Butler County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sedgwick had a population of 516,042 people. This is an increase of 3.39% since the last Census (which gave a population of 499,128 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sedgwick represented 17.49% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Sedgwick County:

  • Andale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Andale is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
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  • Bel Aire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bel Aire is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,469 people
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  • Bentley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bentley is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
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  • Cheney
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cheney is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
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  • Clearwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Colwich
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colwich is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
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  • Derby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Derby is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
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  • Eastborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Garden Plain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Goddard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Goddard is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,962 people
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    • Haysville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Haysville is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
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    • Kechi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
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    • Maize
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Maize is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
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    • Mount Hope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mulvane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mulvane is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,566 people
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    • Park City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Valley Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Viola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Viola is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
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    • Wichita
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Wichita is located in Sedgwick County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 391,731 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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