Editing Attica, Kansas (section)

==History==
Land for the community was purchased in late June 1884 and became the end of the [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway]].  The town was incorporated on February 16, 1885, with a population of 1,500 people.  The population grew further until the [[Cherokee Outlet]] in northern Oklahoma was opened by a [[Land run]] in 1893, at which point many people moved south to that territory.<ref name=attica-centennial-book>{{cite book|last=Attica Centennial Committee|title=Honoring the Past While Preparing for the Future: 1884 - 1984|publisher=Taylor Publishing Company|location=Dallas, TX}}</ref>

Most of Attica is in Section 3 of Township 32 South of Range 9 West (S3-T32S-R9W) of the 6th [[Principal Meridian]].  The land for Attica was purchased from the Osage Land Trust, which also held the surrounding farmland. According to documents from Attica, the Osage Land Trust was held by the US government for the [[Osage Nation|Osage]] tribe.  Settlers could buy tracts of 160 acres (quarter-sections) for $1.25 / acre, and the money would go to the tribe.  For reference, some of that land sold in 1909 for $12/acre.<ref name=attica-centennial-book/>

On May 12, 2004, the town was damaged by an F2 [[tornado]] that was received widespread coverage on local and national television.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=May 12th 2004 strong tornadoes |url=https://www.weather.gov/ict/event_20040512 |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref>