Haysville

History

W.W. Hays came to this area in the early 1870s. In 1891, he platted land that he owned so a town could be built. The Haysville State Bank was established in 1919. Truck farming supported a lot of the families in the area. In 1874 a grist mill was built on the bank of the Cowskin to process corn that was harvested in the area. Haysville's first school was built in 1876 at a location that may have been near what are now the Water Department facilities. In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway Company built a branch line north–south from Herington through Haysville to Caldwell. It was renamed in 1891 to Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway which shut down in 1980, renamed in 1980 to Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, merged in 1988 to Missouri Pacific Railroad, merged in 1997 to the current Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island". In 1903, a depot was opened and passenger trains shuttled people to and from Wichita. On May 3, 1999, a tornado rated F4 on the Fujita scale struck Haysville, killing four people. Damage to structures included 150 homes and 27 businesses. The tornado continued into Wichita causing damage to the south side of the city, killing an additional two people in Wichita. All of Haysville's historic district was destroyed. The only thing left standing on the east side of Main Street was the original bank vault.

Geography

Haysville is located at (37.563787, -97.353044). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,282
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3,992
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,706
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,347
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,749
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,738
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,658
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,601

Largest nearby schools

• East High
  High · Wichita · 2,295 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Derby High School
  High · Derby · 2,172 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• North High
  High · Wichita · 2,074 students · 16.1:1 ratio
• Campus High Haysville
  High · Wichita · 1,893 students · 20.4:1 ratio
• South High
  High · Wichita · 1,632 students · 13.9:1 ratio
• West High
  High · Wichita · 1,370 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• Truesdell Middle School
  Middle · Wichita · 981 students · 13.3:1 ratio
• Derby Middle Sch
  Middle · Derby · 929 students · 16.3:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2025-11-30
  5 km WSW of Danville, Kansas
• M 2.5 — 2025-08-23
  6 km SSE of Spivey, Kansas
• M 3.36 — 2025-06-26
  4 km SE of Braman, Oklahoma
• M 2.6 — 2025-04-21
  7 km ESE of Marion, Kansas
• M 2.6 — 2025-03-25
  5 km S of Milton, Kansas
• M 2.7 — 2024-09-25
  6 km NE of Cedar Point, Kansas