Industry is an
unincorporated community
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in
Clay
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and
Dickinson counties in the
U.S. state
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of
Kansas
Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
.
It is located approximately 13 miles north of
Abilene.
History
A post office was established at Lovejoy (an extinct town) in 1873, and moved to Industry in 1876 where it remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.
Education
The community is served by
Chapman USD 473 public school district in Dickinson County, and
Clay County USD 379 in Clay County.
References
Further reading
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Unincorporated communities in Clay County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Dickinson County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
1876 establishments in Kansas
Populated places established in 1876