Industry, Kansas Explained

Industry, Kansas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Image Map1:Map of Dickinson Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Dickinson County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Industry
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:39.1333°N -97.1714°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dickinson
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1870s
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:1181
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:785
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:20-34200
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:476317

Industry is an unincorporated community in Clay and Dickinson counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is located approximately 13 miles north of Abilene.

History

A 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.[1] [2]

Education

The community is served by Chapman USD 473 public school district in Dickinson County, and Clay County USD 379 in Clay County.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20130309234458/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ACY . Kansas Post Offices, 1828–1961 . 9 March 2013 . Kansas Historical Society . 7 June 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: Post Office: Industry . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009185739/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/placename%3AIndustry . 9 October 2013 . Kansas Historical Society . 2 January 2015 . dead .