Hackney, Kansas

Hackney is an unincorporated community in Cowley County, Kansas, United States.^[1]

Hackney, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Aerial view of Hackney, including Strother Field industrial park and airport
KDOT map of Cowley County (legend)
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Coordinates: 37°10′27″N 97°1′52″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Cowley
Elevation [1]	1,099 ft (335 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-29375
GNIS ID	470349 [1]

History

The town was named after William P. Hackney, a colorful frontier lawyer and politician from Cowley County.^{[citation needed]} Hackney was a station and shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.^[2] The post office was established March 31, 1894, and discontinued February 15, 1924.^[3]

An airport was built in the early 1940s and was used as a training airfield by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. The airport is now called Strother Field and it is the home of Strother Field Industrial Park.

Education

The community is served by Winfield USD 465 public school district.