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Hutchinson

is the largest city in and the county seat of Reno County, Kansas, United States,^[4] 39 miles (63 km) northwest of Wichita, on the Arkansas River. Hutchinson's nickname is The Salt City but is referred to locally as Hutch. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 42,080.^[1] Every September Hutchinson hosts the Kansas State Fair, and in March it hosts the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Basketball Tournament. Hutchinson is also the home of the noted Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center aerospace museum, near the state fairgrounds.

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 40,787 people, 16,335 households, and 10,340 families residing in the city.

Industry

Salt was discovered in Reno County by Benjamin Blanchard on September 26, 1887.^[16] This gave rise to the first salt-processing plants west of the Mississippi River. Salt was originally extracted using the evaporation method by pumping water into brine wells. In 1923, the Carey Salt^[17] Company opened the only salt mine in Hutchinson, which then produced rock salt. That mine is still in use today and is now operated by Hutchinson Salt Company. Cargill and Morton Salt also have evaporative salt plants in Hutchinson.

Excavated portions of the mine are used for archival storage of movie and television masters, data tapes, and permanent business records. Underground Vaults & Storage^[18] currently houses the masters for The Wizard of Oz (1939), Gone with the Wind (1939), and Star Wars, (1977) among many others.^[19]

The world's longest grain elevator was built in Hutchinson in 1961.

Dillon's grocery stores was established in Hutchinson by J.S. Dillon in the 1920s (originated in Sterling, Kansas). Dillon's was bought out by The Kroger Co. in 1983. The company still operates a distribution center and headquarters for Dillons and Kwik Shop in town.

The Eaton Corporation operates a hydraulics plant in Hutchinson. On August 22, 2006, Eaton announced they would keep the Hutchinson plant open because of a $1 million economic incentive from the City of Hutchinson and a $2 million incentive from the State of Kansas. 155 assembly jobs were moved to the Reynosa, Mexico plant in June, 2007.^[20]

Lowen Corporation^[22] was started in 1950 in a converted garage behind Mike Lowen's house in Hutchinson. Today Lowen Corporation has 2 operating divisions, Lowen Sign Company, the nation's largest manufacturer of signage for the real estate industry, and Lowen Color Graphics, the leading U.S. manufacturer of fleet, commercial, event and OEM graphics with manufacturing facilities in 3 states.

Collins Bus Corporation resides just outside Hutchinson, and is the leading^{[citation needed]} small school bus manufacturer in North America.

StraightLine HDD, a leading directional drill tooling manufacturer, has a 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m²). manufacturing plant in Hutchinson.

In May 2009, Siemens announced it would open its American wind turbine nacelle assembly facility in Hutchinson. The facility will begin producing late in 2010 and create 400 jobs in Hutchinson.^[23]

Mulvane

 According to the United States Census Bureau, Mulvane has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²), all land.

 As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 5,155 people, 1,896 households, and 1,444 families residing in the city.

 Area events and attractions

• Mulvane Old SettlersCelebration is one of the longest-running community events in Kansas, having started in 1873 (three years before the town was officially incorporated).
• Mulvane is near the replica of the Golden Gate Bridge built by Larry Richardson, a retired postman, over Cowskin Creek. The bridge, a scale model 150 feet long built at a cost of $5,000 in materials, is a novelty attraction typical of midwestern towns.^[7]

Wichita

is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.^[5] As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368.^[1] Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area.^[6] As of 2010, the metro area had a population of 623,061.^[7]

The city was incorporated in 1870, based on the success of businessmen who came to hunt and trade with native populations. Its position on the Chisholm Trail made it a destination for cattle drives heading north to access railroads to eastern markets. In the 20th century, aircraft pioneers such as Clyde Cessna, Walter Beech and Bill Lear began projects that would lead to Wichita's nicknaming as the Air Capital of the World. The aircraft corporations Stearman, Cessna, Mooney and Beechcraft were all

An area cultural center, Wichita is home to Intrust Bank Arena as well as numerous nightclubs, restaurants, shopping centers, museums and parks. Several universities are in Wichita, the largest being Wichita State University with an enrollment of 15,000 students. In July 2006, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Wichita 9th on its list of the 10 best U.S. big cities in which to live.^[8] In 2008, MSN Real Estate ranked Wichita 1st on its list of most affordable cities.^[9] Wichita was also named most "Uniquely American" city by Newsmax Magazine

Mulvane 

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 Pratt

Pratt Presbyterian Church

Pratt was founded in 1884^[5] and named after Caleb S. Pratt, a young Civil War officer from the Kansas Infantry, who was killed in the Battle of Wilson's Creek near Springfield, Missouri^[6]

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Herington to Pratt.^[7] In 1888, this line was extended to Liberal. Later, it was extended to Tucumcari, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. It foreclosed in 1891 and taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad, merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island".

When the Parrish Hotel was built it was the tallest building in Kansas for a number of years.^{[citation needed]}

The nearby Pratt Army Airfield Base served as the final staging area for B-29 outfitting in 1943-1945^[6]

The Miss Kansas Parade and Contest is held here.^{[citation needed]}

The state headquarters of Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks was constructed southeast of the town.