Country United States County Sedgwick ZIP code 67203, 67204, 67219 Area code 316 | State Kansas City Wichita Elevation 400 m | |
Restaurants Taco's Porfias, Bill's Charcoal Grill, Gorditas Norma, Nortenos Menudo, Tacos Alondra | ||
El Pueblo is a neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas, United States. A mixed commercial and residential area on the east bank of the Little Arkansas River, it is the cultural and historical center of the city’s Hispanic community.
Contents
- Map of El Pueblo Wichita KS USA
- History
- Geography
- Government
- Education
- Media
- Parks and recreation
- Events
- Points of interest
- References
Map of El Pueblo, Wichita, KS, USA
History
In the 1910s and 1920s, railroad workers recruited from Mexico settled the area along north Broadway Street called “the North End”. The area became Wichita’s first barrio and the seat of the local Mexican American community. The portion east of Broadway became known as El Huarache; the area west of Broadway and north of 21st Street became El Pueblo. In the following decades, immigrants from Mexico and other parts of Latin America continued to settle in the neighborhood, bolstering and broadening its Hispanic character.
In recent years, community organizations have formed to both preserve the neighborhood’s heritage and encourage economic development. The area has become well-known locally for its Latin American restaurants and marketplace.
Geography
El Pueblo is located at 37°43′51″N 97°20′56″W (37.73083, -97.34889) at an elevation of 1,314 feet (401 m). It consists of the area between 29th Street to the north, 21st Street to the south, the Little Arkansas River to the west, and Broadway Street to the east. It borders the BNSF/Union Pacific rail corridor to the east, the Midtown and North Riverside neighborhoods to the south, and Benjamin Hills across the river to the west. Chisholm Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River flows southeast through the eastern portion of the neighborhood.
Government
For the purposes of representation on the Wichita City Council, El Pueblo lies within Council District 6.
For the purposes of representation in the Kansas Legislature, El Pueblo is located in the 29th district of the Kansas Senate and the 103rd district of the Kansas House of Representatives.
Education
Wichita Public Schools operates one school in El Pueblo: Cloud Elementary School.
Media
KPTS, the PBS member station in Wichita, broadcasts from studios located on 21st Street in El Pueblo.
Parks and recreation
Events
The community in El Pueblo holds multiple events throughout the year to commemorate Hispanic holidays, including Cesar Chavez Day, Cinco de Mayo, and Puerto Rican Day.