Coldwater, Kansas
| Coldwater, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Comanche County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Comanche County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 37°16′10″N 99°19′34″W / 37.26944°N 99.32611°WCoordinates: 37°16′10″N 99°19′34″W / 37.26944°N 99.32611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Comanche |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Penny Bruckner |
| • Council President | Chuck Salisbury |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.98 sq mi (7.72 km2) |
| • Land | 2.64 sq mi (6.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,106 ft (642 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 828 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 806 |
| • Density | 280/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67029 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-14700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0470738 |
| Website | ColdwaterKS.com |
Coldwater is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 828.
In 1884 G.W. Vickers, conceived the idea of laying out a town in the northern part of Comanche county, in company with Timothy Shields, J.P. Grove, Samuel Sisson, C.M. Cade and C.D. Bickford, all from Harper county. They preempted a section of land, had it platted off as a town site and named it after the city of Coldwater, Michigan. Early the following year the county had the required number of inhabitants, who petitioned the governor for its organization, and on February 27, 1885, it was organized with Owen Connaughton, George M. Morris and David T. Mclntire, commissioners and R.A. Grossman, clerk. Coldwater was designated as the county seat.
The first post office in Coldwater was established on October 17, 1884.
Coldwater is located at 37°16′10″N 99°19′34″W / 37.26944°N 99.32611°W (37.269553, -99.326061). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.98 square miles (7.72 km2), of which, 2.64 square miles (6.84 km2) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2) is water.
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Coldwater has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
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