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Chanute, Kansas
Chanute, Kansas | |
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 Aerial view of Chanute (2013) | |
 Location within Neosho County and Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 37°40′10″N 95°27′43″W / 37.66944°N 95.46194°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Neosho |
| Founded | 1873 |
| Incorporated | 1873 |
| Named for | Octave Chanute |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.22 sq mi (18.70 km2) |
| • Land | 7.10 sq mi (18.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2) |
| Elevation | 974 ft (297 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,722 |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (470/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 66720 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-12500 |
| GNIS ID | 485552[1] |
| Website | chanute.org |
Chanute (/ʃəˈnuːt/) is a city in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. It was created on January 1, 1873. It was named after railroad engineer and aviation pioneer Octave Chanute.[4][5] In 2020, 8,722 people lived there.[3] The Neosho County Community College is in Chanute.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chanute, Kansas
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
CenPopGazetteer2020was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: The named reference
DP1was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ Brackman, Barbara (1997). Kansas Trivia. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 12. ISBN 9781418553814.
- ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 849.
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