Chanute, Kansas

Chanute, Kansas
City
Aerial view of Chanute (2013)
Location within Neosho County and Kansas
KDOT map of Neosho County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°40′10″N 95°27′43″W / 37.66944°N 95.46194°W / 37.66944; -95.46194[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Neosho
Founded	1873
Incorporated	1873
Named for	Octave Chanute
Area [2]
• Total	7.22 sq mi (18.70 km2)
• Land	7.10 sq mi (18.38 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation [1]	974 ft (297 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	8,722
• Density	1,200/sq mi (470/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	66720
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-12500
GNIS ID	485552[1]
Website	chanute.org

Chanute (/ʃəˈnuːt/) is a city in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. It was created on January 1, 1873. It was named after railroad engineer and aviation pioneer Octave Chanute.^[4][5] In 2020, 8,722 people lived there.^[3] The Neosho County Community College is in Chanute.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chanute, Kansas
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference CenPopGazetteer2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Cite error: The named reference DP1 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ Brackman, Barbara (1997). Kansas Trivia. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 12. ISBN 9781418553814.
5. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chanute" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 849.