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Cowley County

Population: 34,065

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Workforce taining, entreprenurial growth and business development are focuses for the county. Cowley has long been a leader in plastics manufacturing, avaition 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 Fliud 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) -- 2000

1,126

Total Population -- 2008 34,065

Average Population Density (per sq. mile) -- 2008

30

Median Age -- 2000 37.0
Educational Attainment -- 2000 (Population Age 25+)  

High School Graduate or Higher

85.4%

Some College -- No Degree

27.6%

Associate Degree

8.5%

Bachelor Degree or Higher

18.3%
Average 1-Way Commute to Work (minutes) -- 2000 19.6
Civilian Labor Force -- December 2009 18,092

Unemployed

1234

Unemployment Rate

6.8%
Business Establishments -- 2007 810

Employees

12,059

Average Annual Pay

$28,567

Median Household Income -- 2008

$45,163

Source
Land Area, Median Age, Educational Attainment, Average 1-Way Commute to Work -- 2000 Census
Population (July 1 Estimates) -- Census Bureau
Labor Force Data -- Kansas Department of Labor
Business Establishments, Employees, Average Annual Wage/Salary Pay -- County Business Patterns (Census Bureau)
Median Household Income -- Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (Census Bureau)
 

 

Major Employers

Creekstone Farms
GE Engine Services
Rubbermaid
Winfield Consumer Products/Husky Liners

Contacts:
Leroy Alsup
Cowley County Economic Development Partnership
22193 Tupper Street
P.O. Box 832
Winfield, KS 67156
P: (620) 221-9951
F: (620) 221-7782
lalsup@cowleycounty.org
www.cowleyfirst.com
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