Edgerton, Kansas
| Edgerton, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Johnson County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Johnson County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°45′49″N 95°0′37″W / 38.76361°N 95.01028°WCoordinates: 38°45′49″N 95°0′37″W / 38.76361°N 95.01028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Johnson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.22 sq mi (5.75 km2) |
| • Land | 2.18 sq mi (5.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 994 ft (303 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,671 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,699 |
| • Density | 750/sq mi (290/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 66021 |
| Area code | 913 |
| FIPS code | 20-19825 |
| GNIS ID | 0479534 |
| Website | EdgertonKS.org |
Edgerton /ɛdʒʌrtən/ (EJ-er-ton) is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,671.
Edgerton was founded in 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for the chief engineer of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
In October 2010, BNSF Railway announced plans to build its new 443-acre $250 million intermodal shipping facility in Edgerton, and after complete will replace the current one in Kansas City, Kansas. An adjacent $500 million industrial park with more than 7,000,000 square feet (650,000 m2) of warehouse space will be built over 10 years. It officially opened in October 2013. When the logistics park is fully built out, according to its 1,550-acre master plan, its capacity at that point will be 1.5 million containers annually.
Edgerton is located at 38°45′49″N 95°0′37″W / 38.76361°N 95.01028°W (38.763639, -95.010239). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.22 square miles (5.75 km2), of which 2.18 square miles (5.65 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.
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