Wichita

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wichitas \Wich"i*tas\ (w[i^]ch"[i^]*t[add]z), prop. n. pl.;
     sing. {Wichita} (w[i^]ch"[i^]*t[add]). (Ethnol.)
     A tribe of Indians native of the region between the Arkansas
     and Red rivers. They are related to the Pawnees. See
     {Pawnees}.
     [1913 Webster] wick



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Wichita
       n 1: a member of the Caddo people formerly living between Kansas
            and central Texas
       2: the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on
          the Arkansas River
       3: the Caddoan language spoken by the Wichita people

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Wichita, KS (city, FIPS 79000)
    Location: 37.68735 N, 97.34267 W
    Population (1990): 304011 (135069 housing units)
    Area: 298.2 sq km (land), 5.8 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 67202, 67203, 67204, 67205, 67208, 67209, 67210, 67211, 67212, 67213, 67214, 67215, 67216, 67217, 67218, 67223, 67226, 67227, 67228, 67230, 67231, 67232, 67233, 67235, 67236

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Wichita -- U.S. County in Kansas
     Population (2000):    2531
     Housing Units (2000): 1119
     Land area (2000):     718.517336 sq. miles (1860.951277 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.023933 sq. miles (0.061986 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    718.541269 sq. miles (1861.013263 sq. km)
     Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
     Location:             38.498351 N, 101.363778 W
     Headwords:
      Wichita
      Wichita, KS
      Wichita County
      Wichita County, KS
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Wichita -- U.S. County in Texas
     Population (2000):    131664
     Housing Units (2000): 53304
     Land area (2000):     627.663505 sq. miles (1625.640947 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    5.347467 sq. miles (13.849876 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    633.010972 sq. miles (1639.490823 sq. km)
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             33.942724 N, 98.620090 W
     Headwords:
      Wichita
      Wichita, TX
      Wichita County
      Wichita County, TX
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Wichita, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
     Population (2000):    344284
     Housing Units (2000): 152119
     Land area (2000):     135.751445 sq. miles (351.594613 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    3.180966 sq. miles (8.238663 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    138.932411 sq. miles (359.833276 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            79000
     Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
     Location:             37.688848 N, 97.336226 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     67202 67203 67204 67205 67208 67209
                           67210 67211 67212 67213 67214 67215
                           67216 67217 67218 67223 67226 67227
                           67228 67230 67231 67232 67233 67235
                           67236
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Wichita, KS
      Wichita