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Hackney is an unincorporated community in Cowley County, Kansas, United States.[1]
Hackney, Kansas | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Aerial view of Hackney, including Strother Field industrial park and airport | |
 KDOT map of Cowley County (legend) | |
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| Coordinates: 37°10′27″N 97°1′52″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Cowley |
| Elevation | 1,099 ft (335 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-29375 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 470349 [1] |
History
The town was named after William P. Hackney, a colorful frontier lawyer and politician from Cowley County.[citation needed] Hackney was a station and shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[2] The post office was established March 31, 1894, and discontinued February 15, 1924.[3]
An airport was built in the early 1940s and was used as a training airfield by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. The airport is now called Strother Field and it is the home of Strother Field Industrial Park.
Education
The community is served by Winfield USD 465 public school district.
References
- "Hackney, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 800.
- "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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Municipalities and communities of Cowley County, Kansas, United States | ||
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County seat: Winfield | ||
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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