Welcome to Clearwater ...

The city of Clearwater is located in Sedgwick County<1>.

The location of Clearwater has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clearwater, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clearwater has a population of 2,557 people<3> (see below for details).

Clearwater is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Clearwater lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Clearwater is located in the (620) area code.

The ZIP code for Clearwater: 67026<5>

Websites for Clearwater ...

Official Website: www.clearwaterks.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clearwater had an population of 2,557 people. This is an increase of 3.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clearwater had a population of 2,481 people. This makes Clearwater the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Clearwater represents 0.09% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 105th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,481 people, the population of Clearwater increased 13.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,178 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clearwater.

Communities Also Named Clearwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Clearwater - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clearwater.

Communities near Clearwater ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clearwater.

• Wichita
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita
  • Wichita is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wichita <6>
• Derby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <6>
• Haysville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Haysville is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysville <6>
• Wellington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <6>
• Mulvane
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulvane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
  • Mulvane is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulvane <6>
• Maize
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
  • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <6>
• Goddard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
  • Goddard is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goddard <6>
• Cheney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
  • Cheney is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheney <6>
• Belle Plaine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <6>
• Colwich
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwich
  • Colwich is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwich <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clearwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clearwater.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clearwater. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clearwater.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clearwater. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Clearwater.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clearwater ...

Looking for more information about Clearwater? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clearwater, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clearwater.

Adding Clearwater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clearwater in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clearwater was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Clearwater on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clearwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clearwater: www.clearwaterks.org/

The official website for Sedgwick County: www.sedgwickcounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/