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Attica, KS - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Attica  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Attica Home page. The Attica Home page provides as much information as possible on Attica. Knowing Attica’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Attica’s Home page, you will also find Attica’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Attica has a population of 679. 44.9% of Attica’s inhabitants are Male, and 55.1 are female. 44.8% of Attica is married and 55.8% own their own home. The Average Home price is $43,842, and the average rent is $611. Household median income in Attica is $36,359, and the individual median income is $25,506. Attica’s Ethnic is the following: White(97.1%), Hispanic(12.5%), Multiple(2.4%), Native(0.6%).


Land for the community was purchased in late June 1884 and became the end of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. The town was incorporated on February 16, 1885, with a population of 1,500 people. The population grew further until the Cherokee Outlet in northern Oklahoma was opened by a Land run in 1893, at which point many people moved south to that territory.Most of Attica is in Section 3 of Township 32 South of Range 9 West (S3-T32S-R9W) of the 6th Principal Meridian.


The land for Attica was purchased from the Osage Land Trust, which also held the surrounding farmland. According to documents from Attica, the Osage Land Trust was held by the US government for the Osage tribe. Settlers could buy tracts of 160 acres (quarter-sections) for $1.25 / acre, and the money would go to the tribe.


For reference, some of that land sold in 1909 for $12/acre.On May 12, 2004, the town was damaged by an F2 tornado that was received widespread coverage on local and national television.


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