{{Short description|City in Sedgwick and Sumner County, Kansas}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Mulvane, Kansas |settlement_type = City
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<!-- Established --> |established_title = Founded |established_date = 1870s |established_title1 = Platted |established_date1 = 1879 |established_title2 = Incorporated |established_date2 = 1883 |named_for = Joab Mulvane
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'''Mulvane''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|l|ˈ|v|eɪ|n}} {{Respell|məl|VAYN}})<ref name="NamePronunciation">{{cite book |last1=McCoy |first1=Sondra Van Meter |last2=Hults |first2=Jan |date=1989 |title=1001 Kansas Place Names |location=Lawrence, KS |publisher=University Press of Kansas |page=138 |isbn=070060393X}}</ref> is a city in Sedgwick and Sumner counties in the U.S. state of Kansas.<ref name="GNIS"/> As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 6,286.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Mulvane, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2049100 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404082930/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2049100 |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Census-2020-QF">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts; Mulvane, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mulvanecitykansas/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827080108/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mulvanecitykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 27, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==History== thumb|left|1915 Railroad Map of Sedgwick County Mulvane was laid out in 1879<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2 | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC/page/n322 332]}}</ref><ref name="Mulvane-History"/> at the junction of five Santa Fe rail lines. It is named for Joab R. Mulvane, a railroad official who was instrumental in bringing the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad to Mulvane.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_fk0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA637 | title=History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: Past and Present | publisher=Windmill Publications | author=Bentley, Orsemus Hills | year=1910 | pages=637}}</ref>
Mulvane was changed to a city of the second class on December 20, 2001.<ref name="Mulvane-History">{{cite web |title=History of Mulvane |url=https://www.mulvanechamber.com/history-of-mulvane/ |website=City of Mulvane |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117065731/https://www.mulvanechamber.com/history-of-mulvane/ |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2008 and 2009, the city annexed land towards the west side of I-35 (Kansas Turnpike), then the Kansas Star Casino opened on it in 2011.<ref name="Mulvane-CDP-2013">{{cite web |title=Comprehensive Development Plan for the Mulvane Area, Kansas 2013—2023 |url=https://www.mulvanekansas.com/egov/documents/0d164b29_dd2f_ecc3_088e_e1d2d0f4176a.pdf |website=City of Mulvane |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117070800/https://www.mulvanekansas.com/egov/documents/0d164b29_dd2f_ecc3_088e_e1d2d0f4176a.pdf |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |date=2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|4.52|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|4.50|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2012-07-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>
Mulvane's Main Street follows part of the Sedgwick and Sumner county lines, and the town center is approximately five miles west of the spot where Sedgwick, Sumner, Butler and Cowley counties intersect. {{clear left}}
==Demographics== {{US Census population | align = right| 1880 = 215 | 1890 = 724 | 1900 = 667 | 1910 = 1084 | 1920 = 1239 | 1930 = 1042 | 1940 = 940 | 1950 = 1387 | 1960 = 2981 | 1970 = 3185 | 1980 = 4254 | 1990 = 4674 | 2000 = 5155 | 2010 = 6111 | 2020 = 6286 | estyear = 2023 | estimate = 6936 | estref =<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> | align-fn = center | footnote = [https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]<br/>2010-2020<ref name="Census-2020-QF"/> }} Mulvane is a part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Mulvane had 6,286 people, 2,338 households, and 1,656 families.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A49100&in=state%3A20|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A49100&in=state%3A20|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A49100&in=state%3A20|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> The population density was 1,408.8 inhabitants per square mile (543.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 2,465 housing units at an average density of 552.4 per square mile (213.3/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name="Gazetteer2020">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>
98.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.1% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC"/> Of the households, 38.0% had children under age 18, 54.6% were married-couple households, 14.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.4% of households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of all housing units, 5.2% were vacant; the homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.1%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 5,595 || 89.0% |- | Black or African American || 30 || 0.5% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 63 || 1.0% |- | Asian || 39 || 0.6% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 7 || 0.1% |- | Some other race || 38 || 0.6% |- | Two or more races || 514 || 8.2% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 307 || 4.9% |}
The median age was 37.0 years. 27.8% of residents were under age 18, 7.8% were from 18 to 24, 25.1% were from 25 to 44, 23.2% were from 45 to 64, and 16.1% were age 65 or older. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.<ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref name="Census2020PL"/>
===Households and housing=== The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 3.0, based on 2016-2020 American Community Survey estimates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Mulvane%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
===Educational attainment=== The percent of residents with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 20.8% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Mulvane%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
===Income and poverty=== The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was $65,286 (with a margin of error of +/- $16,008) and the median family income was $77,835 (+/- $17,261).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Mulvane%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $44,233 (+/- $7,691) versus $28,997 (+/- $6,552) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $34,413 (+/- $12,361).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Mulvane%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 5.1% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Mulvane%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Mulvane%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
===2010 census=== As of the census<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 6,111 people, 2,244 households, and 1,661 families living in the city.<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=March 6, 2011}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|1358.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,357 housing units at an average density of {{convert|523.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.6% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population.
There were 2,244 households, of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.0% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.18.
The median age in the city was 35.1 years. 30.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 24.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.0% male and 52.0% female. ==Area events and attractions== * Mulvane Old Settlers - one of the longest-running community events in Kansas, having started in 1873 (ten years before the town was officially incorporated). * Doc Sunback Film Festival - annual film festival held in Mulvane, with a focus on independent films and filmmakers from Kansas.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-16 |title=Doc Sunback Film Festival Returns With A Look At Wichita Filmmakers |url=https://www.kmuw.org/arts/2021-06-16/doc-sunback-film-festival-returns-with-a-look-at-wichita-filmmakers |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=KMUW |language=en}}</ref> * Kansas Star Casino
==Education== ===Primary and secondary=== The community is served by Mulvane USD 263 public school district. Munson Primary School teaches grades pre-kindergarten through second grade, Mulvane Grade School teaches third through fifth grades, Mulvane Middle School teaches sixth through eighth grades, and Mulvane High School teaches ninth through 12th grades.
===Colleges and universities=== Cowley County Community College operates a satellite campus within city limits.
==Notable people== <!-- *** INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTABLE PEOPLE *** When you add a name to this list, it's YOUR responsibility to ensure all of the following for each person: 1) Insert person into list sorted by last name (surname). 2) Each person MUST meet Wikipedia:Bio requirements to ensure Notability. 3) Each person MUST meet Wikipedia:Verifiability requirements to verify their notability and prove they lived in the city. 4a) If the person has a Wikipedia article, then wikilink the persons name so it points at the article. 4b) If the person doesn't have a Wikipedia article, then add citation reference(s). --> * Laura Cobb, United States Navy nurse during World War II * Dennis Franchione, college football coach.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== {{See also|Sedgwick County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Sedgwick County, Kansas}} {{See also|Sumner County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Sumner County, Kansas}} * ''Mulvane - City of the Valley, Past and Present 1879-1977''; Madeline Farber; 1977.
==External links== {{Commons category|Mulvane, Kansas}} * [https://www.mulvanekansas.com/ Mulvane - Official Website] * [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260908 Mulvane - Directory of Public Officials]
{{Sedgwick County, Kansas|state=collapsed}} {{Sumner County, Kansas|state=collapsed}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Cities in Kansas Category:Cities in Sedgwick County, Kansas Category:Cities in Sumner County, Kansas Category:Wichita metropolitan area, Kansas Category:Kansas populated places on the Arkansas River Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1879 Category:1879 establishments in Kansas