Hackney, Kansas | |
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 Aerial view of Hackney, including Strother Field industrial park and airport | |
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| Coordinates: 37°10′27″N97°1′52″W / 37.17417°N 97.03111°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 |
| GNIS ID | 470349 [1] |
Hackney is an unincorporated community in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. [1]
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.
The community is served by Winfield USD 465 public school district.
Sedgwick County is located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Wichita, the most populous city in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 523,824, making it the second-most populous county in Kansas. The county was named for John Sedgwick, the highest ranking Union general killed during the American Civil War.
Cowley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Winfield, and its most populous city is Arkansas City. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 34,549. The county was named after Matthew Cowley, first lieutenant in Company I, 9th Kansas Cavalry, who died during the American Civil War.
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Strother Army Airfield was a World War II training base of the United States Army Air Forces Central Flying Training Command (CFTC), and later II Fighter Command. It is currently the city-owned Strother Field.
Dean Coldwell Strother was a United States Air Force four-star general who served as U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), from 1962 to 1965; and as Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command (CINCNORAD/CINCONAD), from 1965 to 1966. He also served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
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Kellogg is an unincorporated community in Cowley County, Kansas, United States.
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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. | |