Healy, Kansas

Healy is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census the population was 234.[2]

Healy, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Lane County (legend)
Healy
Location in Kansas
Healy
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°36′0″N 100°37′2″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLane
Area
 • Total3.46 sq mi (8.96 km2)
 • Land3.46 sq mi (8.96 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation2,766 ft (843 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total234
 • Density68/sq mi (26.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67850
Area code620
FIPS code20-31200 [1]
GNIS ID0471471 [1]

History

Healy originated as a station and shipping point on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.[3] The first post office in Healy was established in 1887.[4]

Geography

Healy is located in Cheyenne Township[5] on K-4, 16 miles (26 km) east of the highway's western end at U.S. Route 83 and 9 miles (14 km) west of Shields.[6] Via K-4 and K-23, Healy is 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Dighton, the Lane county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Healy CDP has an area of 3.5 square miles (9.0 km2), all of it land.[7]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Healy has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[8]

Demographics

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Healy as a census-designated place (CDP).

Economy

Sharp Brothers Seed Company is a family-owned seed company that has been in business in Healy since 1958. It currently has about 60 employees in Healy.[9]

Education

Healy Public Schools is a K-12 school in Healy. Their mascot is "The Eagles", and offer volleyball, basketball and track, collaborating with Ransom, KS. Since the 2012-2013 season, the Healy High School basketball team holds a record of 5-97, and according to MaxPreps, is ranked as the second worst team in the state of Kansas, just ahead of the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, as of the end of the 2015-2016 season.[10]

At the end of the 2013-2014 school year, Healy became the smallest public school in the state of Kansas, and as of the 2017-2018 school year, the enrollment dropped to below 50 K-12 students.[11]

According to the Kansas State High School Activities Association, Healy High School had the lowest enrollment of all its members in the 2018-19 school year at 14.[12]

Notable people
  • Harold Ensley, radio and television personality best known for his television program The Sportsman's Friend

References
  1. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Healy, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Healy CDP, Kansas". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  3. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 838.
  4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  5. Census Bureau map
  6. Official Kansas highway map
  7. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  8. Climate Summary for Healy, Kansas
  9. Sharp Seed Brothers - History
  10. http://www.maxpreps.com/rankings/basketball/15/state/kansas.htm
  11. http://www.hutchnews.com/news/local_state_news/small-school-districts-hang-on-for-life/article_9b649e99-9953-52d6-beff-55b88e83c08a.html
  12. 2018-2019 Classifications and Enrollments; KSHSAA.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Lane County, Kansas
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