Strong City, Kansas

Strong City, Kansas
Hardware Store and Grocery in Strong City (2009)
Hardware Store and Grocery in Strong City (2009)
Location within Chase County and Kansas
Location within Chase County and Kansas
KDOT map of Chase County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°23′50″N 96°32′13″W / 38.39722°N 96.53694°W / 38.39722; -96.53694[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyChase
TownshipStrong
Founded1871
Incorporated1872 [2]
Named forWilliam Strong
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • MayorLydia Simmons
Area
 • Total0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2)
 • Land0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation1,194 ft (364 m)
Population
 • Total386
 • Density700/sq mi (270/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66869
Area code620
FIPS code20-68650 [1]
GNIS ID477264 [1]
Websitestrong-city.org

Strong City is a city in Chase County, Kansas, United States.[1] Originally known as Cottonwood Station, in 1881 it was renamed Strong City after William Barstow Strong, then vice-president and general manager, and later president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[5][6][7] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 386.[4] It is located along U.S. Route 50 highway.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Strong City, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ a b "City of Strong City". The League of Kansas Municipalities. May 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Profile of Strong City, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference strong-shm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway and Auxiliary Companies - Annual Meetings, and Directors and Officers; January 1, 1902
  7. ^ William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas, Part 5, Chase County, 1883.