Maize, Kansas | |
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 Location within Sedgwick County and Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 37°46′45″N 97°28′2″W / 37.77917°N 97.46722°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Sedgwick |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Incorporated | 1915 |
| Named for | Maize |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.63 sq mi (24.94 km2) |
| • Land | 9.63 sq mi (24.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,348 ft (411 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,735 |
| • Density | 600/sq mi (230/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 67101 |
| Area code | 316 |
| FIPS code | 20-44200[1] |
| GNIS ID | 473821[1] |
| Website | cityofmaize.org |
Maize is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States,[1] and a suburb of Wichita.[5] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 5,735.[3][4] The name Maize, derived from a Native American word for "corn", was so named because it is located within the Corn Belt.[6]
- ^ a b c d e "Maize, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile of Maize, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts; Maize, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "Community". Maize Area Chamber of Commerce. 2008. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ Bentley, Orsemus Hills (1910). History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: Past and Present. Windmill Publications. p. 634.