Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Kansas

Summary for Sand Creek

Although we found mention of Sand Creek during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..

About Sand Creek (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Harvey County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Sand Crk.

Time Zone: Sand Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 316

Elevation: 1,430 feet [435.86 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Sand Creek:

Lat: 38.033300° (or 38°1'59" N)

Lon: -97.369800° (or -97°22'11" W)

USGS Topo Map: Newton<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Sand Creek

GNIS ID: 484835

FIPS State / Place Code: 20 / 62900

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sand Creek)

About Harvey County

The community of Newton is the County Seat for {Harvey County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Harvey)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	34,429 (0.9% decrease since 2010)
2010	34,740 (5.69% increase since 2000)
2000:	32,869

Total Area:<6> 540 sq. miles [1,400.5 km²]

Housing Units: <7> 14,527

Official Website: https://www.harveycounty.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Harvey

GNIS ID: 485005

FIPS State / County Code: 20 / 079

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sand Creek)

About Kansas

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,912,635 (2.09% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,853,118 (6.13% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,688,418

Websites for State of Kansas

Official Website: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Tourism: https://ksoutdoors.com/

Parks: https://ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/

Fishing: https://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/

Hunting: https://ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Kansas

GNIS ID: 481813

FIPS State: 20

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sand Creek)

Footnotes ...

<1>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Sand Creek and then turned east". While Sand Creek could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Sand Creek as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sand Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Kansas community named Sand Creek.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sand Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Sand Creek, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Sand Creek.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Sand Creek. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).