Healy, Kansas
| Healy, Kansas | |
|---|---|
| census-designated place | |
| Motto: "Our village on the prairie" | |
  Healy, Kansas Location within the state of Kansas | |
| Coordinates: 38°36′0″N 100°7′2″W / 38.60000°N 100.11722°WCoordinates: 38°36′0″N 100°7′2″W / 38.60000°N 100.11722°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Lane |
| Elevation[1] | 2,766 ft (843 m) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67850 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-31200 [1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0471471 [1] |
| Website | HealyKansas.com |
Healy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lane County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History
Healy was a station and shipping point on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.[2]
The first post office in Healy was established in 1887.[3]
Geography
Healy is located in Cheyenne Township[4] on K-4 16 miles (26 km) east of the highway's western end at U.S. Route 83.[5]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Healy has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[6]
Education
Healy provides a K-12 education for every child in the community. The Healy Eagles offer basketball, volleyball, track and cross country teams to its students, and collaborate with nearby Dighton, Kansas to provide football.
At the end of the 2013-2014 school year, Healy became the smallest public school in the state of Kansas, with only 70 K-12 students.[7]
Healy is also home to Jr. High and High School quiz bowl teams and a high school forensics team.
Media
The Healy Eagle Channel, channel 16 on S&T Cable, is a student run television channel featuring sports, school plays and music programs and other programs.
Notable people
- Harold Ensley - American radio and television personality best known for his television program The Sportsman's Friend.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Healy, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 838.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ Census Bureau map
- ↑ Official Kansas highway map
- ↑ Climate Summary for Healy, Kansas
- ↑ http://www.hutchnews.com/news/local_state_news/small-school-districts-hang-on-for-life/article_9b649e99-9953-52d6-beff-55b88e83c08a.html
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Healy, Kansas. |
- Community of Healy
- USD 468, local school district
- Lane County Map, KDOT
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