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'''Wichita''' is the largest city in [[Kansas]], located in the south-central part of the state in Sedgwick County. The city is named after the Wichita Tribe. Its estimated population as of 2003 was 354,617. [http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20/2079000.html] The city is home to [[Wichita State University]], and also was the location of the first Pizza Hut. [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php?tip_AttractionNo==507]
'''Wichita''' is the largest city in [[Kansas]], located in the south-central part of the state in Sedgwick County. The city is named after the Wichita Indian tribe. Its estimated population as of 2003 was 354,617. [http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20/2079000.html] The city is home to [[Wichita State University]], and also was the location of the first Pizza Hut. [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php?tip_AttractionNo==507]
The Wichita area is represented in the US [[House of Representatives]] by [[Republican]] [[Todd Tiahrt]], who is from nearby Goddard.
The Wichita area was formerly represented in the U.S. [[House of Representatives]] by [[Republican]] [[Todd Tiahrt]], who is from nearby Goddard. Tiahrt lost the 2010 Republican nomination for the [[United States Senate]] to current Senator [[Jerry Moran]].
Around the time of [[World War II]], Wichita took off as an aircraft [[manufacturing]] mecca, due partly to the efforts of Kansans such as aviation designer Clyde Cessna.
Around the time of [[World War II]], Wichita took off as an aircraft [[manufacturing]] mecca, due partly to the efforts of Kansans such as aviation designer Clyde Cessna.
Among members of the [[Kansas House of Representatives]] from Wichita is the Republican [[Leslie Osterman]].
[[Category:Kansas Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Kansas Cities and Towns]]