Hunnewell, Kansas
| Hunnewell, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Sumner County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Sumner County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 37°0′16″N 97°24′26″W / 37.00444°N 97.40722°WCoordinates: 37°0′16″N 97°24′26″W / 37.00444°N 97.40722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Sumner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2) |
| • Land | 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,115 ft (340 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 67 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 65 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67140 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-33500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0470084 |
Hunnewell is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 67.
Hunnewell was founded in 1880. It was named for Boston financier and railway owner H. H. Hunnewell.
In its heyday, Hunnewell was serving as a shipping point for Texas cattle, and was a prosperous cattle town during the 1880s. The Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad provided quick access to the Kansas City, Kansas stockyards, and in the towns heyday it had one hotel, two general stores, one barber shop, two dance halls, and eight saloons. With little more than railroad workers and cowboys, violence was common. There were no lawmen to speak of during the 1880s in or around that area, and typically cattle rustling and other crimes were dealt with by the ranchers themselves. This culminated in the Hunnewell, Kansas Gunfight, on October 5, 1884.
A post office was opened in Hunnewell in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1960.
Hunnewell is located at 37°0′16″N 97°24′26″W / 37.00444°N 97.40722°W (37.004497, -97.407234). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.49 square miles (1.27 km2), all of it land.
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