Croft is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in Township 10,
Pratt County, Kansas
Pratt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Pratt. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,157. The county was named for Caleb Pratt, a U.S. soldier who died in the Battl ...
, United States.
It is located approximately southwest of
Pratt
Pratt is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A–F
* Abner Pratt (1801–1863), American diplomat, jurist, politician, and lawyer
* Al Pratt (baseball) (1847–1937), American baseball player
* Andy Pratt (baseball) (bor ...
, along SW 140th Ave between SW 90th St and SW 100th St.
History
Croft reported a population of 30 in 1910 and was located in the now-defunct Springvale Township of Pratt County, Kansas. It formerly hosted a station on the Wichita & Englewood division of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996.
The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport; at variou ...
.
It had telephone connections, local trade, did some shipping and in 1910, reported a population of 30.
A post office was opened in Croft in 1907, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961.
The town's grain elevator closed in the early 1990s.
Education
The community is served by
Skyline USD 438
Skyline USD 438 is a public unified school district headquartered two miles west of Pratt, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Byers, Coats, Cullison, Sawyer, Croft, and nearby rural areas.
Schools
The school d ...
public school district.
References
Further reading
External links
* Pratt County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Pratt County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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