Welcome to Whitewater ...

The city of Whitewater is located in Butler County<1>.

The location of Whitewater has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitewater, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Whitewater has a population of 721 people<3> (see below for details).

Whitewater is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Whitewater: (316)

The ZIP code for Whitewater: 67154<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Whitewater had an population of 721 people. This is an increase of 0.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Whitewater had a population of 718 people. This makes Whitewater the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Whitewater represents 0.03% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 240th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 718 people, the population of Whitewater increased 9.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 653 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Whitewater.

Communities Also Named Whitewater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Whitewater: This one is located in Butler County and the other is located in Butler County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 15 communities that are also named Whitewater - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia (2), Indiana, Manitoba, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whitewater.

Communities near Whitewater ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whitewater.

• Newton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <6>
• Andover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
  • Andover has also been known as:
  • Cloud City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <6>
• El Dorado
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • El Dorado is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <6>
• Bel Aire
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bel Aire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
  • Bel Aire is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Aire <6>
• Park City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <6>
• Valley Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
  • Valley Center is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <6>
• Hesston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
  • Hesston is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesston <6>
• Kechi
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kechi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
  • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <6>
• Halstead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
  • Halstead is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstead <6>
• North Newton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newton
  • North Newton is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Newton <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Whitewater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitewater.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whitewater. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitewater.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitewater. See our Newspapers Page for Whitewater.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitewater ...

Looking for more information about Whitewater? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Whitewater, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Whitewater.

Adding Whitewater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitewater in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Whitewater was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitewater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitewater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Butler County: www.bucoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/