Industry is an unincorporated community in Clay and Dickinson counties in the U.S. state of Kansas.[1] It is located approximately 13 miles north of Abilene.
Industry, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°08′00″N 97°10′17″W / 39.13333°N 97.17139°W[1] | |
Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
State | Kansas |
County | Dickinson |
Gegründet | 1870s |
Elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-34200 |
GNIS ID | 476317 [1] |
History
editA post office was established at Lovejoy (an extinct town) in 1873, and moved to Industry in 1876 where it remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[2][3]
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editThe community is served by Chapman USD 473 public school district in Dickinson County, and Clay County USD 379 in Clay County.
References
edit- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Industry, Kansas
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828–1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on March 9, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ "Post Office: Industry". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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