Editing Chapman, Kansas (section)

==History==
The first settlement was made at Chapman in 1868, and the same year Jackman's mill was built on Chapman Creek, a little northeast of the present town. James Streeter and S. M. Strickler laid out the town in 1871.<ref>[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/c/chapman.html Kansas Skyways Library] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901221831/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/c/chapman.html |date=September 1, 2006 }}, Chapman, Kansas</ref> It was named after the Chapman Creek.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ODXKhgH3e6AC&pg=PA40 | title=Exploring Kansas Highways | author=Heim, Michael | year=2007 | pages=40| publisher=Exploring America's Highway | isbn=9780974435886 }}</ref>

The first post office at Chapman was established in 1866, but the post office was given the name Chapman's Creek until 1872.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:DK |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=8 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909023757/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ADK |archive-date=9 September 2013 }}</ref>

===2008 tornado===
{{main|Tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008}}
[[File:Chapman tornado damage.jpg|thumb|left|Heavy tornado damage at [[Chapman High School (Chapman, Kansas)|Chapman High School]] on June 12, 2008 (NWS Topeka)]]

On the evening of June 11, 2008, a ½-mile wide [[tornado]] swept through Chapman.  The tornado moved from the southwest side of town, through the central business district, and then on out of town.  Many buildings and structures in the town were extensively damaged; most of the downtown area was obliterated and over 60 homes were destroyed.  At least one person was confirmed dead in early reports.<ref>[http://www.kansas.com/457/story/432424.html Wichita Eagle-Beacon]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Tornado claims 2 lives in Kansas'' John Hanna, posted and retrieved on June 12, 2008</ref>  The [[American Red Cross]] estimated that 75 percent of homes had major damage or were destroyed. School buildings and churches took extensive damage and at least 200 people were displaced from the town.<ref name=reminiscent>{{cite web |url=http://cjonline.com/stories/061208/bre_chapman.shtml |title=Chapman 'Reminiscent of Greensburg' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613170522/http://cjonline.com/stories/061208/bre_chapman.shtml |archive-date=2008-06-13 |website=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]] |first=Barbara |last=Hollingsworth |date=June 12, 2008 }}</ref>

Sharon Watson, public affairs director for the Kansas Army National Guard, said the damage was "very reminiscent of [[Greensburg, Kansas|Greensburg]]", a small city in southwestern Kansas that was similarly damaged during the [[tornado outbreak of May 4–6, 2007]].<ref name=reminiscent />

===''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''===
On January 23, 2009, Friday, in the episode "Tutwiler Family" (2009) of ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]'', the show helped rebuild their lives and homes. In the episode, the show arrived to assist an [[Iraq War]] veteran, his wife and their four young children, who were among those left homeless by the tornado. In addition to rebuilding the Tutwiler home, a coalition of builders, volunteers, and crew of ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' helped neighbors with furniture and some rebuilding, and they built the town's first community center that could also be used as a safe shelter for tornado protection.<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/Celebrity-Blogs/Paige-Hemmis-Extreme-1002065.aspx Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Chapman, Kansas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126015225/http://www.tvguide.com/Celebrity-Blogs/Paige-Hemmis-Extreme-1002065.aspx |date=2009-01-26 }}, ''[[TV Guide]]'', Paige Hemmis, January 23, 2009</ref>  By the end of 2009, the Tutwiler family had placed their house on the market, saying they wanted to leave the town of Chapman, citing "scrutiny and ill feelings" from several Chapman residents who claimed the family did not deserve the makeover had made residing in their new home extremely difficult. The Tutweilers have since relocated to an army base in Texas. Later that year the house was sold.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.zillow.com/blog/tutwilers-extreme-makeover-home-in-chapman-ks-listed-for-298900/2009/12/22/ |title=Tutwiler's Extreme Makeover Home in Chapman, KS Listed for $298,900 &#124; Zillow Blog - Real Estate Market Stats, Celebrity Real Estate, and Zillow News |access-date=2009-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224154938/http://www.zillow.com/blog/tutwilers-extreme-makeover-home-in-chapman-ks-listed-for-298900/2009/12/22/ |archive-date=2009-12-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://cjonline.com/news/state/2009-12-12/makeover_home_for_sale 'Makeover' home for sale]</ref>

===2016 tornado===
{{main|Tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–26, 2016#Solomon–Abilene–Chapman, Kansas}}
[[File:Chapman2016EF4Damage.jpg|thumb|left|EF4 damage to a well-constructed brick home near Chapman with destroyed farm machinery in the background.]]
On May 25, 2016, a large tornado tore southwest of Chapman, which was placed under a [[tornado emergency]]. The violent and long-lived wedge tornado was on the ground for {{convert|25.09|mi|km|}} and lasted for at least 90 minutes, producing at least mid-range EF4 damage at its most intense point.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/20160525.20.614002 |title=Tornado History Project: 20160525.20.614002 |access-date=2020-06-25 |archive-date=2020-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627015509/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/20160525.20.614002 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> While officially rated mid-range EF4, NWS Topeka damage surveyors noted that based on the damage that occurred in rural areas, an [[List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes|EF5]] rating may have been necessary had the tornado hit any towns directly.<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Omitt, Chad |date=February 19, 2017 |title=Tornado Talk Podcast Episode 29 - Top 10 of 2016 Part 2 (Enhanced Version) |medium=Podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvOTNoraTEI |accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref><ref name="ArcGIS Web Application">{{Cite web|url=https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/StormDamage/DamageViewer/|title=ArcGIS Web Application}}</ref> The tornado began to weaken as it passed south of Chapman, causing extensive tree damage and inflicting low-end EF3 damage to a large farm house. To the southeast of Chapman, a home was shifted off  its foundation at EF1 intensity before the tornado dissipated shortly after 8:30&nbsp;p.m. The tornado reached a maximum width of one half-mile wide along its path, and damaged or destroyed roughly 20 homes in Dickinson County. No fatalities were incurred, but eight people suffered minor injuries  as a result of this tornado.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.gov/top/LongTrackTornadoHitsNorthCentralKS |title=Wednesday, May 25th, 2016: Long Track Tornado Hits North Central Kansas |date=June 3, 2016 |website=NWS Topeka }}</ref><ref name="OttawaCounty">{{cite report|via=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Topeka, Kansas|title=Kansas Event Report: EF3 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=626910|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2016|accessdate=December 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name="DickinsonCounty">{{cite report|via=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Topeka, Kansas|title=Kansas Event Report: EF4 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=626912|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2016|accessdate=December 10, 2016}}</ref>