Strong City, Kansas | |
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 Hardware Store and Grocery in Strong City (2009) | |
 Location within Chase County and Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 38°23′50″N 96°32′13″W / 38.39722°N 96.53694°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Chase |
| Township | Strong |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Incorporated | 1872 [2] |
| Named for | William Strong |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Lydia Simmons |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2) |
| • Land | 0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,194 ft (364 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 386 |
| • Density | 700/sq mi (270/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 66869 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-68650 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 477264 [1] |
| Website | strong-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.
- ^ a b c d e "Strong City, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ a b "City of Strong City". The League of Kansas Municipalities. May 26, 2019.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
strong-shmwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway and Auxiliary Companies - Annual Meetings, and Directors and Officers; January 1, 1902
- ^ William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas, Part 5, Chase County, 1883.