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Winchester
Kansascity
Winchester
Total population
417
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Winchester is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 461.
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History
Winchester was laid out in 1857. It was named after Winchester, Virginia. A post office in Winchester was established in March 1858 and closed in 2021. The county hospital in Winchester was established in February 1956.
Geography
Winchester is located at (39.321658, -95.268142). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves960
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves930
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves750
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves680
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves630
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves622
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves610
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves565
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.5 — 2024-03-152 km NE of Ferrelview, Missouri
- M 2.6 — 2018-07-201 km WNW of Saint Joseph, Missouri
- M 3.1 — 2007-03-235 km N of Nortonville, Kansas
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Kansas
- Nortonville7.2 mi away · pop. 715
- Atchison18 mi away · pop. 10,785
- Williamstown18.2 mi away
- Lansing20.7 mi away · pop. 11,246
- Huron22.2 mi away · pop. 70
- Hoyt24 mi away · pop. 935
- Lawrence25.1 mi away · pop. 97,265
- Linwood25.4 mi away · pop. 312
- Holton26.7 mi away · pop. 3,387
- Horton27.4 mi away · pop. 1,610
- Denton28.3 mi away · pop. 109
- Eudora28.4 mi away · pop. 6,119
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Winchester
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire BISON, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 179 mi
- Wildfire B.B, Osage, OklahomaWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 179 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET