Caldwell, Kansas

Caldwell is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 1,068 people lived there.
History.
Near Caldwell is a precontact Plains Village period settlement called the Buresh site. It has clues about Native American ways of life European and African Americans came.
Caldwell was created in 1871. It is named after Senator Alexander Caldwell. Caldwell was incorporated as a city in 1879. The first post office in Caldwell was created in May 1871. The Chisholm Trail went along the east side of Caldwell from 1867 to 1871.
In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad north-south from Herington to Caldwell. This branch line connected Herington, Lost Springs, Lincolnville, Antelope, Marion, Aulne, Peabody, Elbing, Whitewater, Furley, Kechi, Wichita, Peck, Corbin, Wellington, Caldwell. This branch line was made longer to reach Pond Creek, Oklahoma in 1888, and connected Caldwell, Renfrow, Medford, Jefferson (the original Pond Creek). By 1893, it was incrementally built to Fort Worth, Texas. This railroad closed in 1891. It was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. That closed in 1980. It reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad. Then it merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad. It merged again in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still call this railroad the "Rock Island.
Geography.
Caldwell is at (37.034077, -97.609022). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
Weather.
Caldwell has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Caldwell has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
People.
2010 census.
The 2010 census of 2010, there were 1,068 people, 495 households, and 277 families residing in the city.
Infrastructure.
The Caldwell Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport. It is one nautical mile (1.15 mi, 1.85 km) east of Caldwell's central business district.