Chase, Kansas
| Chase, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Rice County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Rice County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°21′20″N 98°20′55″W / 38.35556°N 98.34861°WCoordinates: 38°21′20″N 98°20′55″W / 38.35556°N 98.34861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Rice |
| Township | Lincoln |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2) |
| • Land | 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,716 ft (523 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 477 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 460 |
| • Density | 1,600/sq mi (640/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67524 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-12650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0475794 |
Chase is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. It is approximately seventy-three miles northwest of Wichita. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 477. Chase was founded in 1880.
For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Rice County was founded.
In 1878, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and parties from Marion County and McPherson County chartered the Marion and McPherson Railway Company. In 1879, a branch line was built from Florence to McPherson, in 1880 it was extended to Lyons, in 1881 it was extended to Ellinwood. The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence to Marion, was abandoned in 1968. In 1992, the line from Marion to McPherson was sold to Central Kansas Railway. In 1993, after heavy flood damage, the line from Marion to McPherson was abandoned. The original branch line connected Florence, Marion, Canada, Hillsboro, Lehigh, Canton, Galva, McPherson, Conway, Windom, Little River, Mitchell, Lyons, Chase, Ellinwood.
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