Covert, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°16′49″N 98°48′39″W / 39.28028°N 98.81083°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Osborne |
Township | Covert |
Founded | 1880 |
Platted | 1880 |
Elevation | 1,762 ft (537 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-16075 |
GNIS ID | 484597 [2] |
Covert is an unincorporated community in Covert Township, Osborne County, Kansas, United States. [2] It is located southwest of Osborne.
Covert was founded and laid out in 1880. At its height, the population was 150. [3]
A post office was opened at Covert in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961. [4]
The town is known for the 1923 discovery of the Covert Meteorite, and for "the unsolved murders of the Albert Kaser family in 1928". [5]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Covert has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. [6]
Covert's rural high school district was organized in 1915. The high school burned down in 1951, and was closed permanently the following year. [3] The school did not have a mascot until 1947–1951, when it was Covert Wildcats. [7] The town team mascot was Covert Coyotes. [8]
Covert, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°16′49″N 98°48′39″W / 39.28028°N 98.81083°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Osborne |
Township | Covert |
Founded | 1880 |
Platted | 1880 |
Elevation | 1,762 ft (537 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-16075 |
GNIS ID | 484597 [2] |
Covert is an unincorporated community in Covert Township, Osborne County, Kansas, United States. [2] It is located southwest of Osborne.
Covert was founded and laid out in 1880. At its height, the population was 150. [3]
A post office was opened at Covert in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961. [4]
The town is known for the 1923 discovery of the Covert Meteorite, and for "the unsolved murders of the Albert Kaser family in 1928". [5]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Covert has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. [6]
Covert's rural high school district was organized in 1915. The high school burned down in 1951, and was closed permanently the following year. [3] The school did not have a mascot until 1947–1951, when it was Covert Wildcats. [7] The town team mascot was Covert Coyotes. [8]