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Hackney, Kansas
Aerial view of Hackney, including Strother Field industrial park and airport
Aerial view of Hackney, including Strother Field industrial park and airport
KDOT map of Cowley County (legend)
Hackney, Kansas is located in Kansas
Hackney, Kansas
Hackney, Kansas
Location in Kansas
Hackney, Kansas is located in the United States
Hackney, Kansas
Hackney, Kansas
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Kansas
County Cowley
Elevation
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

Hackney is an unincorporated community in Cowley County, Kansas, United States.

History

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

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.

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