Editing WaKeeney, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Trego County, Kansas, United States}}
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|name                     = WaKeeney, Kansas
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Trego County, Kansas|Trego]]
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'''WaKeeney''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Trego County, Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 1,799.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of WaKeeney, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2074450 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122233434/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2074450 |archive-date=November 22, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
James Keeney, a land speculator in [[Chicago]], purchased land at the site of modern-day WaKeeney from the [[Kansas Pacific Railway]] in 1877. He and business partner Albert Warren formed Warren, Keeney, & Co., surveyed and plotted the site in 1878, and established a colony there in 1879.<ref name=FHSU>{{cite web | title = Homesteading in Trego County - WaKeeney | work = Kansas Heritage Project | publisher = [[Fort Hays State University]] | url = http://www.fhsu.edu/library/ksheritage/WaKeeney/ | access-date = 2010-02-09}}</ref> They named the colony WaKeeney, a [[portmanteau]] of their surnames, and billed it as "The Queen City of the High Plains", advertising and holding celebrations to attract settlers.<ref name=City1>{{cite web | title = History | publisher = WaKeeney, Kansas | url = http://www.wakeeney.org/history.html | access-date = 2010-02-09}}</ref> The colony grew rapidly, but crop failures drove settlers to leave in 1880 as quickly as they had come. By 1882, all that was left were "five poorly patronized retail stores".<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/n840 858]}}</ref> Years later, [[Volga Germans]] began settling the area.<ref name=FHSU/>

WaKeeney became the county seat in June 1879 and was [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] as a city in 1880.<ref name=FHSU/><ref name=City1/>

==Geography==
WaKeeney is located at {{Coord|39.024467|-99.881972|type:city_region:US-KS|format=dms|display=inline}} (39.024467, -99.881972)<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> at an elevation of 2,447 feet (746 m).<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref> Located in northwestern Kansas at the intersection of [[Interstate 70 in Kansas|Interstate 70]] and [[U.S. Route 283 in Kansas|U.S. Route 283]], it is {{convert|162|mi|km}} northwest of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], {{convert|281|mi|km}} east-southeast of [[Denver]], and {{convert|284|mi|km}} west of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]].<ref>{{cite web | title = City Distance Tool | publisher = [[Geobytes]] | url = http://www.geobytes.com/citydistancetool.htm | access-date = 2010-08-08}}</ref>

WaKeeney lies in the [[High Plains (United States)|High Plains]] region of the [[Great Plains]] approximately {{convert|2|mi|km}} north of Big Creek, a [[tributary]] of the [[Smoky Hill River]].<ref name=KDOT>{{cite web | title = 2003-2004 Official Transportation Map | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | year = 2003 | url = https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/2003-04Mapside.pdf | access-date = 2015-07-16}}</ref><ref name=CountyMap2013>{{cite web | title = General Highway Map - Trego County, Kansas | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | year = 2013 | url = https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-dgn/trego.JPG | access-date = 2015-07-16}}</ref> A small tributary of Big Creek flows south from near the center of the city.<ref name=CountyMap2013/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.71|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<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/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-07-02}}</ref>

===Climate===
WaKeeney has a [[humid continental climate|humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dfa'')]], experiencing hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. On average, January is the coolest month, and July is both the warmest month and the wettest month.<ref name = NOAA/> The hottest temperature recorded in was {{convert|115|F|C|1}} on July 24, 1936, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-25|F|C|1}} on January 12, 1912 and December 22, 1989.<ref name = NOWData/>

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|location = WaKeeney, Kansas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 83
|Feb record high F = 87
|Mar record high F = 95
|Apr record high F = 102
|May record high F = 103
|Jun record high F = 114
|Jul record high F = 115
|Aug record high F = 112
|Sep record high F = 109
|Oct record high F = 99
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 81

|Jan avg record high F = 66.7
|Feb avg record high F = 72.8
|Mar avg record high F = 82.0
|Apr avg record high F = 88.7
|May avg record high F = 94.4
|Jun avg record high F = 102.1
|Jul avg record high F = 104.7
|Aug avg record high F = 102.4
|Sep avg record high F = 98.2
|Oct avg record high F = 91.2
|Nov avg record high F = 78.1
|Dec avg record high F = 65.4
|year avg record high F = 105.6

|Jan high F = 42.3
|Feb high F = 46.2
|Mar high F = 57.1
|Apr high F = 66.2
|May high F = 75.9
|Jun high F = 87.5
|Jul high F = 92.9
|Aug high F = 90.3
|Sep high F = 82.4
|Oct high F = 69.2
|Nov high F = 55.1
|Dec high F = 43.6
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|Jan mean F = 29.8
|Feb mean F = 33.1
|Mar mean F = 42.9
|Apr mean F = 52.0
|May mean F = 62.7
|Jun mean F = 74.0
|Jul mean F = 79.2
|Aug mean F = 76.7
|Sep mean F = 68.2
|Oct mean F = 54.8
|Nov mean F = 41.8
|Dec mean F = 31.6
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|Jan low F = 17.4
|Feb low F = 20.0
|Mar low F = 28.7
|Apr low F = 37.9
|May low F = 49.4
|Jun low F = 60.4
|Jul low F = 65.5
|Aug low F = 63.2
|Sep low F = 54.1
|Oct low F = 40.5
|Nov low F = 28.4
|Dec low F = 19.6
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|Jan avg record low F = 1.1
|Feb avg record low F = 4.3
|Mar avg record low F = 12.4
|Apr avg record low F = 23.9
|May avg record low F = 35.8
|Jun avg record low F = 49.8
|Jul avg record low F = 56.7
|Aug avg record low F = 54.8
|Sep avg record low F = 40.9
|Oct avg record low F = 25.0
|Nov avg record low F = 13.2
|Dec avg record low F = 3.7
|year avg record low F = -4.0

|Jan record low F = -25
|Feb record low F = -19
|Mar record low F = -15
|Apr record low F = 6
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 37
|Jul record low F = 43
|Aug record low F = 40
|Sep record low F = 24
|Oct record low F = 10
|Nov record low F = -4
|Dec record low F = -25

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.57
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.85
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.32
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.04
|May precipitation inch = 3.98
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.09
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.80
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.04
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.83
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.64
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.88
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.88
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|Jan precipitation days = 3.7
|Feb precipitation days = 4.5
|Mar precipitation days = 5.2
|Apr precipitation days = 7.0
|May precipitation days = 9.5
|Jun precipitation days = 7.9
|Jul precipitation days = 7.9
|Aug precipitation days = 7.6
|Sep precipitation days = 5.6
|Oct precipitation days = 5.4
|Nov precipitation days = 4.2
|Dec precipitation days = 3.5
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|Jan snow inch = 4.3
|Feb snow inch = 4.3
|Mar snow inch = 3.2
|Apr snow inch = 1.3
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|Nov snow inch = 1.8
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|Mar snow days = 1.6
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|Oct snow days = 0.2
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|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: WaKeeney, KS
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
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|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Dodge City
|access-date = November 27, 2023
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}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=
|1880= 418
|1890= 439
|1900= 394
|1910= 883
|1920= 1003
|1930= 1408
|1940= 1852
|1950= 2446
|1960= 2808
|1970= 2334
|1980= 2388
|1990= 2161
|2000= 1924
|2010= 1862
|2020= 1799
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|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 1,799 people, 837 households, and 482 families in WaKeeney.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=WaKeeney%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,009.0 per square mile (389.6/km{{sup|2}}). There were 1,004 housing units at an average density of 563.1 per square mile (217.4/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=WaKeeney%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{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> The racial makeup was 93.55% (1,683) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (93.05% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.17% (3) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.11% (2) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.56% (10) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 0.39% (7) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.23% (94) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=WaKeeney%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 2.5% (45) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=WaKeeney%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 837 households, 22.2% had children under the age of 18; 44.8% were married couples living together; 29.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 38.2% of households consisted of individuals and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.0 and the average family size was 2.4.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=WaKeeney%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 15.9% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=WaKeeney%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

21.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 112.3 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $54,805 (with a margin of error of +/- $7,551) and the median family income was $78,125 (+/- $17,778).<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=WaKeeney%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $44,231 (+/- $9,782) versus $27,482 (+/- $4,438) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $32,172 (+/- $5,427).<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=WaKeeney%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 7.5% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.8% of those under the age of 18 and 0.5% of those ages 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=WaKeeney%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=WaKeeney%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 1,862 people, 864 households, and 500 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1088.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 988 housing units at an average density of {{convert|577.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 864 households, of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.1% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.73.

The median age in the city was 48.8 years. 20% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.9% were from 25 to 44; 30.3% were from 45 to 64; and 25.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,924 people, 882 households, and 539 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,124.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,023 housing units at an average density of {{convert|598.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.78% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 882 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 26.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,945, and the median income for a family was $40,547. Males had a median income of $26,292 versus $16,435 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,596. About 6.3% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[WaKeeney USD 208]] public school district, which [[Primary education in the United States|primary]] and [[Secondary education in the United States|secondary education]] with two schools in WaKeeney:  Trego Grade School ([[Education in the United States#School grades|Grades]] Pre-K-8) and Trego Community High School (9-12).<ref name=CityData>{{cite web | title = WaKeeney, Kansas | publisher = City-Data.com | url = http://www.city-data.com/city/WaKeeney-Kansas.html | access-date = 2010-02-06}}</ref>

The Trego Golden Eagles won the [[Kansas State High School Activities Association|Kansas State High School]] boys class 2A Track & Field championship in 1977 and the boys class 3A Track & Field championship in 1997.<ref>{{cite web | title = Track & Field | publisher = KSHSAA | url = http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Track/HistoryBoys.cfm | access-date = 6 January 2017}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[Interstate 70 in Kansas|Interstate 70]] and [[U.S. Route 40 in Kansas|U.S. Route 40]] run [[Concurrency (road)|concurrently]] southeast-northwest immediately south of WaKeeney, intersecting [[U.S. Route 283 (Kansas)|U.S. Route 283]] which runs north–south through the city. U.S. 283 runs east–west for one mile in downtown WaKeeney, concurrent with [[U.S. Route 40 Business (WaKeeney, Kansas)|U.S. Route 40 Business]] and the old alignment of U.S. 40.<ref name=CityMap>{{cite web | title = City of WaKeeney [Map] | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | date= May 2007 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/wakeeney.PDF | access-date = 2015-07-16}}</ref>

Trego WaKeeney Airport is located on the west side of U.S. 283, immediately south of I-70.<ref name=GoogleMaps>{{cite web | title = WaKeeney, KS | publisher = [[Google Maps]] | url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/WaKeeney,+KS+67672/@39.0138374,-99.8847578,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87a05333c9fed247:0xe93674f864d50e2c | access-date = 2015-07-16}}</ref> Publicly owned, it has one concrete runway and is used for [[general aviation]].<ref>{{cite web | title = 0H1 - Trego WaKeeney Airport | publisher = AirNav.com | url = http://www.airnav.com/airport/0H1 | access-date = 2015-07-16}}</ref>

[[Union Pacific Railroad]] operates one freight rail line, the Kansas Pacific (KP) line, through WaKeeney. It runs east–west through the city.<ref name=CityMap/><ref>{{cite web | title = UPRR Common Line Names | publisher = [[Union Pacific Railroad]] | url = http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/attachments/upcomnam.pdf | access-date = 2015-07-16}}</ref>

==Media==
The local newspaper published in WaKeeney is the weekly ''Western Kansas World''.<ref>{{cite web | title = About this Newspaper: Western Kansas world | work = Chronicling America | publisher = [[Library of Congress]] | url = http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015485/ | access-date = 2009-09-27}}</ref>

K231BG, a translator of [[radio station]] [[KJIL]] in [[Copeland, Kansas]], broadcasts from WaKeeney on 94.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] playing a [[Contemporary Christian]] format.<ref>{{cite web | title = Station Information Profile | publisher = [[Arbitron]] | url = http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm | access-date = 2009-09-27}}</ref>

WaKeeney is in the [[Media in Wichita, Kansas#Television|Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Kansas | work = TV Market Maps | publisher = EchoStar Knowledge Base | url = http://dishuser.org/TVMarkets/Maps/kansas.gif | access-date = 2015-07-16 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110726000406/http://dishuser.org/TVMarkets/Maps/kansas.gif | archive-date = 2011-07-26 }}</ref>

==Culture==
[[File:Trego County Courthouse - west face 20171012 142952.jpg|thumb|right|West side of Trego County Courthouse (2017)]]

===Events===
Since 1950, WaKeeney has hosted an ornate civic Christmas lighting display, which now includes over 6,000 lights and a 35-foot man-made [[Christmas tree]] in the center of town. The tree is ceremonially lit the Saturday night after [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] through New Years Day.<ref name=City1/>

===Points of interest===
The train depot, built in 1879 with [[Saline River (Kansas)|Saline River]] and [[Big Creek (Kansas)|Big Creek]] limestone, was the first major building in the town.  It was inaugurated on July 4 of that year, with officials from Warren, Keeney and the Kansas governor in attendance. [[Union Pacific]] later acquired the depot and used it until the 1930s.{{citation needed|date=March 2011}} The Opera House was the next major building, completed in 1884 with ceiling murals, a Rochester electric brass chandelier, and seating for 400. It was destroyed by fire the following year.{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}

The Trego County Courthouse, constructed of Trego County hard stone and Manhattan stone, was designed by Topeka architect George R. Ropes in the [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne style]], with a 100-ft cupola and European tin roof which lasted until 1952. The courthouse is still in use, although the basement jail, with unusual flat bars, was closed in 1976.  The building appeared in several scenes in the 1974 film ''[[Paper Moon (film)|Paper Moon]]''.<ref name=City1/>

==Notable people==
[[File:Kansas Veterans' Cemetery at WaKeeney 20171012.jpg|thumb|right|Kansas Veterans' Cemetery (2017)]]
Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in WaKeeney include:
*[[Charles Harris Garrigues]] (1903-1974), journalist<ref name=ulwaf>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wOkeZu6MVvwC&dq=He+Usually+Lives+With+a+Female&pg=PT7 | title=He Usually Lived With a Female: The Life of California Newspaperman Charles Harris (Brick) Garrigues | publisher=Quail Creek Press | location=Los Angeles | isbn=978-0963483010 | first=George | last=Garrigues| date=January 2006 }}</ref>
*[[Steve Gotsche]] (1961- ), PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour golfer<ref>{{cite web | last = Caywood | first = Kurt | title = Taking aim at the PGA Tour | publisher = [[Topeka Capital-Journal]] | url = http://cjonline.com/stories/072099/kan_pgatour.html#.VagPtvlVhBc | date = 1999-07-20 | access-date = 2015-07-16}}</ref>
*[[Andrew J. Harlan]] (1815-1907), U.S. Representative from Indiana<ref>{{cite web | title = Harlan, Andrew Jackson (1815-1907) | publisher = [[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]| url = http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000208 | access-date = 2015-07-16}}</ref>
*[[Frank Mechau]] (1904-1946), painter<ref>{{cite web | title = Frank Mechau Jr. | publisher = askART | url = http://www.askart.com/artist/Frank_Albert_Mechau_Jr/3855/Frank_Albert_Mechau_Jr.aspx | access-date = 2015-07-16}}</ref>
*[[Mike Schreiner]] (1969- ), Leader of [[Ontario Green Party]];<ref>{{cite web | title = Profile: Green Leader Mike Schreiner | publisher = [[CBC News]] | date = 2011-08-26 | url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-votes-2014/profile-green-leader-mike-schreiner-1.1078914 | access-date = 2015-07-16}}</ref> Member of the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Orrin Upshaw]] (1874-1937), U.S. Olympic tug of war athlete{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}
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==References==
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==Further reading==
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{{See also|Trego County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Trego County, Kansas}}

==External links==
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* [https://www.wakeeney.org/ City of WaKeeney]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261088 WaKeeney - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.tregoeagles.com/ USD 208], local school district
* [https://www.wakeeney.org/history-of-wakeeney History of WaKeeney]
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/wakeeney.PDF WaKeeney city map], KDOT

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