Kechi, Kansas

Kechi is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of Wichita. In 2010, 1,909 people lived there.
History.
Kechi was named after the Kichai people.
In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad north-south from Herington through Kechi to Caldwell. It closed in 1891. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway then owned it, but it closed in 1980. It reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad. It merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad. It merged again in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most people still call this railroad the "Rock Island".
The first post office in Kechi was created in 1888.
Geography.
Kechi is at (37.795228, -97.278660). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of &gt;. Of that, is land and is water.
People.
Kechi is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
2010 census.
The 2010 census says that there were 1,909 people, 701 households, and 566 families living in Kechi.