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Around Cheney
Distances
Nearest major airport
Tulsa International Airport (TUL)144 miles away
Closer regional airport
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Wichita, KS23 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX339 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Cheney; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Cheney
U.S. Representative · Kansas’s 4th DistrictRon Estes (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Cheney had 2,181 residents in the 2020 census, up 22% since 2000.
It’s the 104th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Sedgwick County grew from 44,037 residents in 1900 to 523,824 in 2020.
Sedgwick County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 33.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 7 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Norwich, KS weather station (13 miles away).
Jobs in Sedgwick County
237,173 jobs at 12,710 businesses in Sedgwick County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
13 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cheney.
Nearest hospitals
Via Christi Hospital Wichita St. Teresa, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wichita15.3 miles
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, INC.General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Wichita24.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Dentists
4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
2
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Cheney
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Jim's Apple Market0.8 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Cheney Public Library0.9 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Cheney
Public schools here are run by Cheney. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Cheney ElemCheney
Pre-K–5
395
Public
0.8 mi
Cheney Middle School 6-8Cheney
6–8
193
Public
0.7 mi
Cheney HighCheney
9–12
235
Public
0.7 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Pauls Lutheran SchoolCheney
K–8
25
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
1.0 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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