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Cowley County

Population: 36,272

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Workforce training, entrepreneurial growth and business development are focuses for the county. Cowley has long been a leader in plastics manufacturing, aviation and food processing, along with newer, innovative technology based companies that have found great success and support locally.

With companies like Newell Rubbermaid, MeadWestvaco Calmar, Winfield Consumer Products and Western Industries Plastics Products Group, all with a strong presence in the local plastics cluster - it's a logical place for the industry to grow.

The healthy state of existing companies, as well as new entrants into the area, is visible with one visit to Cowley County.  Schwan's recently completed a $2.2 million sales and distribution center in the Utt Business/Industrial Park in Winfield. Others like Fluid Kinetics, Inno-Labs, Galaxy Tool, Reliable Power Products Group, and KanPak testify to the success possible in Cowley County, a semi-rural county that is part of the Wichita metropolitan area.

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Cowley County Data

 

Land Area (square miles) -- 2010

1,132

Total Population -- 2011 36,272

Average Population Density (per sq. mile) -- 2011

32

Median Age -- 2010 38.5
Educational Attainment -- 2006-2010 Estimate (Population Age 25+)  

High School Graduate or Higher

86.5%

Some College -- No Degree

25.8%

Associate Degree

10.5%

Bachelor Degree or Higher

19.5%
Average 1-Way Commute to Work (minutes) -- 2006-2010 Estimate 18.8
Civilian Labor Force -- 2011 Annual Average 18,235

Unemployed

1,229

Unemployment Rate

6.7%
Business Establishments -- 2011 809

Employees

13,543

Average Annual Pay

$32,215

Median Household Income -- 2006-2010 Estimate

$40,749

Source
Land Area and Median Age -- 2010 Census; Population -- 2011 Census Bureau Estimate; Population Density -- Based on 2010 Land Area and 2011 Population Estimate; Educational Attainment, Average Commute Time and Median Household Income -- 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Labor Force Data -- Kansas Department of Labor; Business Establishments, Employees, Average Annual Pay -- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
 

 

Major Employers
  • Creekstone Farms
  • GE Engine Services
  • Galaxy Technologies
  • KanPak
  • MeadWestvaco
  • Rubbermaid
  • Western Industries
  • Winfield Consumer Products/Husky Liners
Contacts:
Kerri Falletti, CEcD
Cowley County Economic Development Partnership
22193 Tupper Street
Winfield, KS 67156
P: (620) 221-9951
F: (620) 221-7782
kfalletti@cowleycounty.org
www.cowleyfirst.com
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