Sunflower, Wichita, Kansas
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Sunflower | |
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| Coordinates: 37°41′12″N 97°22′53″W / 37.68667°N 97.38139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Sedgwick |
| City | Wichita |
| Elevation | 1,305 ft (398 m) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 6,647 |
| ZIP code | 67203, 67213 |
| Area code | 316 |
Sunflower is a mixed residential and commercial neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas, United States.[2] It lies in the west-central part of the city on the north side of U.S. Route 54.[3]
Sunflower is located at 37°41′12″N 97°22′53″W / 37.68667°N 97.38139°W (37.686667, -97.381389) at an elevation of 1,305 ft (398 m).[4] It consists of the area between West Street in the west and Meridian Avenue in the east and between Central Avenue in the north and U.S. Route 54 in the south. Sunflower borders the neighborhoods of La Placita Park and Indian Hills to the north, Delano to the east, Stanley/Aley to the south, Orchard Breeze to the west, and Orchard Park to the northwest.[2][3]
Government
For the purposes of representation on the Wichita City Council, the portion of Sunflower south of Douglas Avenue is in Council District 4, and the portion north of Douglas is in Council District 6.[5]
For the purposes of representation in the Kansas Legislature, Sunflower is in the 25th district of the Kansas Senate and the 95th district of the Kansas House of Representatives.[6][7]
Education
Wichita Public Schools operates two facilities in Sunflower:[8]
- Lawrence Elementary School
- Mayberry Cultural/Fine Arts Magnet Middle School
Media
KSAS-TV, the Fox/MyNetworkTV television affiliate in Wichita, and KMTW, a Dabl affiliate licensed to Fellow city Hutchinson, Kansas, broadcast from studios on North West Street in Sunflower.[9] Radio station KSGL, which plays a mixed Christian and Adult Standards format, broadcasts from studios on West Central Avenue in Sunflower.[10]
