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Welda, Kansas
CDP
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot, circa 1890
KDOT map of Anderson County (legend)
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Coordinates: 38°10′29″N 95°17′29″W / 38.17472°N 95.29139°W / 38.17472; -95.29139
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Anderson
Platted	1873
Named for	Welda, Germany
Area
• Total	0.93 sq mi (2.42 km)
• Land	0.93 sq mi (2.40 km)
• Water	0.008 sq mi (0.02 km)
Elevation	1,086 ft (331 m)
Population
• Total	149
• Density	160/sq mi (62/km)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-76425
GNIS ID	2629185

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

History

Welda was platted in 1873, soon after the railroad was extended to that point in 1870. Its post office was established in 1874, probably named for Welda in Germany.

The railroad tracks in Welda have since been converted to a rail trail. The trail is part of the Prairie Spirit Trail State Park.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.93 square miles (2.4 km), of which 0.0077 square miles (0.02 km), or 0.79%, is water.

Demographics

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.

Welda schools were closed through school unification. The Welda High School mascot was Welda Pirates.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Welda, Kansas
2. ^ "Profile of Welda, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
3. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 898.
4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
5. 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.
6. "Homepage". BikePrairieSpirit.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
7. "School Campuses." Unified School District No. 365. Retrieved on November 8, 2013.
8. "Listless Wildcats Lose", The Manhattan Mercury, 7 June 1971, p.7.

Further reading

External links

• Anderson County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

v t e Municipalities and communities of Anderson County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Garnett
Cities	Colony Garnett Greeley Kincaid Lone Elm Westphalia
CDPs	Harris Mont Ida Welda
Unincorporated communities	Bush City Glenlock Scipio Selma
Ghost towns	Hyattville
Townships	Indian Creek Jackson Lincoln Lone Elm Monroe North Rich Ozark Putnam Reeder Rich Walker Washington Welda Westphalia
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