Editing Strong City, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Chase County, Kansas}}
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'''Strong City''' is a city in [[Chase County, Kansas|Chase County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  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]].<ref name=strong-shm/><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ukMKAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA6 The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway and Auxiliary Companies - Annual Meetings, and Directors and Officers; January 1, 1902]</ref><ref>William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas, Part 5, Chase County, 1883.</ref>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 386.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Strong City, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2068650 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111235446/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2068650 |archive-date=November 11, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>  It is located along [[U.S. Route 50 in Kansas|U.S. Route 50]] highway.

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==History==
[[File:Map elk chase kansas.jpg|thumb|left|1893 Railroad Map.]]
[[File:Z-bar-ranch-house.JPG|thumb|left|Spring Hill Ranch House [[National Register of Historic Places|(NRHP)]] at [[Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve]], 2 miles north of Strong City (2009)]]
[[File:StrongCity_ATSF_depot.jpg|thumb|left|Strong City ATSF depot (2015)]]

===Early history===
{{See also|History of Kansas}}
For many [[millennia]], the [[Great Plains]] of [[North America]] was inhabited by [[nomadic]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]].  From the 16th century to 18th century, the [[Kingdom of France]] claimed ownership of large parts of [[North America]].  In 1762, after the [[French and Indian War]], France secretly ceded [[New France]] to [[Spain]], per the [[Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762)|Treaty of Fontainebleau]].

===19th century===
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France.  In 1803, most of the land for [[History of Kansas|modern day Kansas]] was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile [[Louisiana Purchase]] for 2.83 [[Penny (United States coin)|cents]] per [[acre]].

In 1854, the [[Kansas Territory]] was organized, then in 1861 [[Kansas]] became the 34th [[U.S. state]].  In 1859, [[Chase County, Kansas|Chase County]] was established within the [[Kansas Territory]], which included the land for modern day Strong City.

In 1871, the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] extended a main line from [[Emporia, Kansas|Emporia]] to [[Newton, Kansas|Newton]].<ref name="Santa Fe Rail History">[http://kansasheritage.org/research/rr/santafe.html Santa Fe Rail History]</ref>  The city originated in March 1871 when the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] was completed to the point then known as '''Cottonwood Station'''.  Strong City was originally called '''Cottonwood''', and under the latter name laid out in 1872.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5zdAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA154 | title=Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society | publisher=Kansas State Printing Plant | author=Kansas State Historical Society | year=1916 | pages=154}}</ref>

In 1881, the name was changed to '''Strong''', in honor of [[William Barstow Strong]], General Superintendent of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, and afterward the president of the company.<ref name="strong-shm"/><ref name="nrhp-depot"/>

The original depot was a wooden building, built in 1872, which burned in 1902 and was replaced in 1903 by another wooden building.<ref name="nrhp-depot"/>  From 1887 to 1938, a six-stall engine [[Railway roundhouse|roundhouse]] employed many workers.<ref name="strong-shm"/>

In 1887, [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] built a branch line from [[Neva, Kansas|Neva]] (three miles west of Strong City) to [[Superior, Nebraska]].  This branch line connected Strong City, [[Neva, Kansas|Neva]], [[Rockland, Kansas|Rockland]], [[Diamond Springs, Kansas|Diamond Springs]], [[Burdick, Kansas|Burdick]], [[Lost Springs, Kansas|Lost Springs]], [[Jacobs, Kansas|Jacobs]], [[Hope, Kansas|Hope]], [[Navarre, Kansas|Navarre]], [[Enterprise, Kansas|Enterprise]], [[Abilene, Kansas|Abilene]], [[Talmage, Kansas|Talmage]], [[Manchester, Kansas|Manchester]], [[Longford, Kansas|Longford]], [[Oak Hill, Kansas|Oak Hill]], [[Miltonvale, Kansas|Miltonvale]], [[Aurora, Kansas|Aurora]], [[Huscher, Kansas|Huscher]], [[Concordia, Kansas|Concordia]], [[Kackley, Kansas|Kackley]], [[Courtland, Kansas|Courtland]], [[Webber, Kansas|Webber]], [[Superior, Nebraska|Superior]].  At some point, the line from Neva to [[Lost Springs, Kansas|Lost Springs]] was pulled but the right of way has not been abandoned.  This branch line was originally called "Strong City and Superior line", but later the name was shortened to the "Strong City line".

===20th century===
[[File:Strong city kansas post office 2009.jpg|thumb|right|U.S. Post Office in Strong City (2009)]]
In 1912, construction of a new depot was begun about {{convert|100|ft}} west of the old one, and was finished in 1913.<ref name="nrhp-depot"/>  The new brick depot was trimmed in native cut limestone was built for a cost of $20,000.<ref name="strong-shm"/>  A brick platform some 800-feet long was built along the front of the building, and a 250-foot freight platform was built along the rear of the building.  Passenger service was discontinued in the late 1940s.<ref name="nrhp-depot"/>

In 1945, the name was changed again, this time to '''Strong City'''.<ref name=strong-shm/>

In 1996, the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] merged with [[Burlington Northern Railroad]] and renamed to the current [[BNSF Railway]].

===21st century===
In 2006 and 2015, the "Symphony in the Flint Hills" concert was held two miles north of Strong City with thousands in attendance.<ref>[http://www.kansas.com/entertainment/music-news-reviews/article23725957.html Symphony in the Flint Hills concert returning to where it all began; The Wichita Eagle; June 10, 2015.]</ref><ref>[http://www.symphonyintheflinthills.org/_userfiles/63/files/2015%20Weekend%20Guide.pdf Symphony in the Flint Hills 2015 Weekend Guide.]</ref><ref>[http://www.symphonyintheflinthills.org/ Symphony in the Flint Hills official website.]</ref><ref>[http://www.kansas.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article24111856.html Rain holds off for Symphony in Flint Hills concert; The Wichita Eagle; June 13, 2015.]</ref>

===Stone industry===
Local stonemasons and builders ''Barney Lantry & Son'' contracted with railroad companies for projects throughout the United States.<ref name="nrhp-depot"/>  In the beginning it built stone-work for certain phases of railroad construction, but later they did build complete railroads, grading, laying the track, building bridges, stations, roundhouses, and other division buildings.<ref name="strong-history">[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/StrongCity/history.html Strong City History.]</ref>

The first stone-crushers Kansas ever saw were brought to the state by the Lantrys and were operated on a very large scale at Strong City.  Most of the stone for masonry and road-ballast for their jobs all over the west, was taken from their quarries at Strong City. Big stones for the [[Kansas State Capitol]] came from Strong City, each stone weighing 13,000 pounds.  Stone was also used for public and private buildings in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa and Colorado.<ref name="strong-history"/>

When Barney Lantry died in 1895, officials of the Santa Fe Railroad from Los Angeles to Chicago attended his funeral services in Strong City.<ref name="nrhp-depot"/>

== Geography ==
Strong City is located at {{Coord|38|23|50|N|96|32|13|W|type:city}} (38.3972360, -96.5369507),<ref name="GNIS"/> in the scenic [[Flint Hills]] of the [[Great Plains]].  According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.55|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>  The [[Cottonwood River (Kansas)|Cottonwood River]] is approximately 0.5 mile west of the city, and an old channel of the river is adjacent to the southwestern corner of the city.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Strong City has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=858141&cityname=Strong+City%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Strong City, Kansas]</ref>

==Demographics==
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|1890= 976
|1900= 1128
|1910= 762
|1920= 944
|1930= 805
|1940= 848
|1950= 680
|1960= 659
|1970= 545
|1980= 675
|1990= 617
|2000= 584
|2010= 485
|2020= 386
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The [[center of population]] of Kansas is located {{convert|4.5|mi}} north of Strong City at {{Coord|38|27|15|N|96|32|10|W}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223204810/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt |archive-date=2010-02-23 }}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 485 people, 212 households, and 123 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|881.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 256 housing units at an average density of {{convert|465.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 212 households, of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.0% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.10.

The median age in the city was 44.1 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.8% were from 25 to 44; 31% were from 45 to 64; and 16.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.3% male and 48.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 584 people, 247 households, and 163 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,084.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 287 housing units at an average density of {{convert|532.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.03% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.03% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.37% of the population.

There were 247 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $30,192, and the median income for a family was $35,833. Males had a median income of $23,523 versus $20,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,807. About 5.8% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Events and attractions==
[[File:"BING THE KING"-"HAVE ORGAN WILL TRAVEL", A TRAVELING ORGAN PLAYER, IS STATIONED AT THE ANNUAL FLINT HILLS RODEO TO... - NARA - 557060.jpg|thumb|right|"Bing the King" playing organ at the Flint Hills Rodeo (1974)]]
* Flint Hills Rodeo, held annually since 1938<ref>[http://www.flinthillsrodeo.com/history.htm History of the Flint Hills Rodeo] from its official website</ref>
* [[Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve]], north on [[K-177 (Kansas highway)|K-177]] highway.
* W.B. Strong Memorial Railroad Park.<ref name="strong-shm"/>
* Kansas Historical Markers:
** ''Chase County And The Bluestem Pasture Region Of Kansas'', approximately {{convert|2|mi}} east on [[U.S. Route 50 in Kansas|U.S. Route 50]] highway.<ref>[http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-historical-markers/14999#22 Kansas Historical Marker - Chase County And The Bluestem Pasture Region Of Kansas]</ref>
** ''W.B. Strong Memorial Railroad Park.<ref name="strong-shm">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131023120608/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/history/strong.html Kansas Historical Marker - W.B. Strong Memorial Railroad Park]</ref>
* Strong City has four listings on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP):
** Fox Creek Stone Arch Bridge<ref>[http://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/nominationsNRDB/Chase_FoxCreekStoneArchBridgeNR.pdf National Register of Historic Places - Fox Creek Stone Arch Bridge] from kshs.org</ref> ([[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]).
** [[Lower Fox Creek School]]<ref>[http://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/nominationsNRDB/Chase_LowerFoxCreekSchoolNR.pdf National Register of Historic Places - Lower Fox Creek School] from kshs.org</ref> ([[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]).
** Strong City Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Depot<ref name="nrhp-depot">[http://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/nominationsNRDB/Chase_StrongCityATSFDepotNR.pdf National Register of Historic Places - Strong City Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Depot] from kshs.org</ref> ([[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]).
** Strong City Opera House<ref>[http://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/nominationsNRDB/Chase_StrongCityOperaHouseSR.pdf National Register of Historic Places - Strong City Opera House] from kshs.org</ref> ([[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]).

==Government==
The Strong City government consists of a mayor and five council members. The council meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7PM.<ref name="gov1"/>
* City Hall, 4th St and Chase St.
* Chase County Sheriff Department, located in [[Cottonwood Falls, Kansas|Cottonwood Falls]].
* Chase County Fire Department, located in [[Cottonwood Falls, Kansas|Cottonwood Falls]].
* U.S. Post Office, 309 Cottonwood St.

==Education==

===Primary and secondary education===
The community is served by [[Chase County USD 284]] public school district.  It has two schools.
* [[Chase County Junior/Senior High School]], 600 Main St in [[Cottonwood Falls, Kansas|Cottonwood Falls]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110728150456/http://www.usd284.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Elementary%20School Chase County Elementary School], 401 Maple St in [[Cottonwood Falls, Kansas|Cottonwood Falls]].

Strong City schools were closed through school unification. The Strong City Indians<ref>"Queen of the Courts Named at Strong City", The Emporia Gazette, 20 December 1967, p.9.</ref> won the [[Kansas State High School Activities Association|Kansas State High School]] Boys class BB Basketball championship in 1965.<ref>{{cite web | title = Basketball | publisher = KSHSAA | url = http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/History.cfm | access-date = 1 January 2017}}</ref>

===Library===
* Burnley Memorial Library, located in [[Cottonwood Falls, Kansas|Cottonwood Falls]].

==Infrastructure==
[[File:Santa Fe Route Map 1891.jpg|thumb|right|An Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway route map from 1891 issue of ''Grain Dealers and Shippers Gazetteer''.]]

===Transportation===
[[U.S. Route 50 in Kansas|U.S. Route 50]] and the [[La Junta Subdivision]] of [[BNSF Railway]] pass east-west through the city. [[K-177 (Kansas highway)|K-177]] highway passes north-south through the city.  The original U.S. Route 50 road still comes into the southwestern side of the city, parallel to the railroad tracks.

Strong City applied for an Amtrak station on Amtrak's proposed extension of the [[Heartland Flyer]] from [[Oklahoma City]] to [[Kansas City, Missouri]].  If the town's application were successful, that would make it one of the smallest towns in the Amtrak system to have a station.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}

===Utilities===
* Internet
** Satellite Internet is provided by [[HughesNet]], [[StarBand]], [[Wildblue|WildBlue]].
* TV
** Satellite TV is provided by [[DirecTV]], [[Dish Network]].
** Free over-the-air [[ATSC]] [[digital television|digital TV]].

==Notable people==
* [[Dudley Doolittle]] (1881-1957), [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Kansas]], lawyer, banker.
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==See also==
* [[Cottonwood Falls, Kansas]], approximately 0.5 mile south of Strong City
* [[La Junta Subdivision]], branch of the [[BNSF Railway]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Chase County, Kansas]]
* [[Cottonwood River (Kansas)|Cottonwood River]] and [[Great Flood of 1951]]
* [[Kansas State League]], 1909 / 1910 baseball league
* [[April 1956 tornado outbreak]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{See also|Chase County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Chase County, Kansas}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Strong City, Kansas}}
* [https://strong-city.org/ City of Strong City]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41261058 Strong City - Directory of Public Officials]
* [http://www.chasecountychamber.org Chase County Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Strong%20City&county=Chase Historic Images of Strong City], Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library.
* [https://archive.org/download/usgs_drg_ks_38096_d5/o38096d5.tif Topo Map of Strong City area], USGS

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