Coldwater

History

In 1884 G.W. Vickers conceived the idea of laying out a town in the northern part of Comanche County, in company with Timothy Shields, J. P. Grove, Samuel Sisson, C. M. Cade and C. D. Bickford, all from Harper County. They preempted a section of land, had it platted off as a town site and named it after the city of Coldwater, Michigan. Early the following year the county had the required number of inhabitants, who petitioned the governor for its organization, and on February 27, 1885, it was organized with Owen Connaughton, George M. Morris and David T. Mclntire, commissioners and R. A. Grossman, clerk. Coldwater was designated as the county seat. The first post office in Coldwater was established on October 17, 1884.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Coldwater has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  284
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  220
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  194
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  177
• Northern Flicker

  Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  176
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  159
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  159
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  154

Largest nearby schools

• South Central Elementary School
  Elementary · Protection · 154 students · 14:1 ratio
• South Central Middle School
  Middle · Protection · 96 students · 24:1 ratio
• South Central High School
  High · Coldwater · 69 students · 9.9:1 ratio