Map of Dwight city, Kansas

Dwight is a city in Morris County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 217.

Dwight city overview:
Name:	Dwight city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kansas
County:	Morris County
Founded:	1887
Incorporated:	1905
Elevation:	1,503 ft (458 m)
Total Area:	0.36 sq mi (0.94 km²)
Land Area:	0.36 sq mi (0.94 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	217
Population Density:	600/sq mi (230/km²)
ZIP code:	66849
Area code:	785
FIPS code:	2019125
Website:	dwightks.net

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History

Dwight had its start in the year 1887 by the building of the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway through that territory. It was named for Dwight Rathbone, the owner of the original town site. Dwight was incorporated as a city in 1903.

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”.

A post office was established in Dwight on March 19, 1887.

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Geography

Dwight is located at 38°50′41″N 96°35′42″W / 38.844602°N 96.594935°W / 38.844602; -96.594935 (38.844602, -96.594935). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.37 square miles (0.96 km), all of it land.