White City, Kansas
| White City, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Morris County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Morris County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°47′43″N 96°44′12″W / 38.79528°N 96.73667°WCoordinates: 38°47′43″N 96°44′12″W / 38.79528°N 96.73667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Morris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2) |
| • Land | 1.25 sq mi (3.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,470 ft (448 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 618 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 581 |
| • Density | 490/sq mi (190/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 66872 |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-77825 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0476888 |
| Website | whitecityks.net |
White City is a city in Morris County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 618.
White City was founded in 1871 by a colony from Chicago. It was named for F. C. White, superintendent of the Neosho division of the M-K-T Railroad. The Neosho division passed through White City.
The first post office in White City was established in January 1872.
In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Topeka through White City to Herington. The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway was foreclosed in 1891 and 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".
White City is located at 38°47′43″N 96°44′12″W / 38.79528°N 96.73667°W (38.795216, -96.736657). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.26 square miles (3.26 km2), of which, 1.25 square miles (3.24 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
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