Herington, KS
| Herington, Kansas | |
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Aerial view of Herington (2013)
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 Location within Dickinson County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Dickinson County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°40′16″N 96°56′33″W / 38.67111°N 96.94250°WCoordinates: 38°40′16″N 96°56′33″W / 38.67111°N 96.94250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Counties | Dickinson, Morris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.09 sq mi (13.18 km2) |
| • Land | 5.06 sq mi (13.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,355 ft (413 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,526 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,362 |
| • Density | 500/sq mi (190/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67449 |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-31400 |
| GNIS ID | 476991 |
| Website | cityofherington.com |
Herington is a city in Dickinson and Morris counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,526.
Herington was named after its founder, Monroe Davis Herington. His name at birth was Davis Monroe Herrington, but he later dropped the second "r" from his last name.
The first post office in Herrington was established in February 1884.
In 1887, Mr. Herington successfully got the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway to build through Herington. He gave the land and right-of-way for Herington to become a division point with shops, two round houses, freight house, bridge yards, telegraph office and many other buildings. He furnished the limestone for the freight house, and for a two story depot that was 28 by 66 feet (8.5 m × 20.1 m) and later enlarged to 28 by 105 feet (8.5 m × 32.0 m). That same year, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Topeka to Herington. Also in 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway extended its main line from Herington to Pratt. This line is called the "Golden State Limited". That same year, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north-south from Herington to Caldwell. By 1893, this branch line was incrementally built to Fort Worth, Texas. This line is called the "OKT".
The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway was foreclosed in 1891 and was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad, merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island".
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