| 词条 | Covert, Kansas |
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|name = Covert, Kansas |settlement_type = Unincorporated community |image_skyline = |image_caption = |image_map = |map_caption = |image_map1 = Map of Osborne Co, Ks, USA.png |map_caption1 = KDOT map of Osborne County (legend) |pushpin_map = Kansas#USA |pushpin_label = Covert |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = |coordinates_footnotes = [1] |coordinates = {{coord|39|16|49|N|98|48|39|W|region:US-KS_type:city_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Kansas |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Osborne |subdivision_type3 = Township |subdivision_name3 = Covert |established_title = Founded |established_date = 1880 |established_title1 = Platted |established_date1 = |named_for = |area_footnotes = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |unit_pref = Imperial |elevation_footnotes = [1] |elevation_ft = 1762 |population_footnotes = |population_as_of = 2010 |population_total = |pop_est_footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |population_est = |population_density_sq_mi = auto |timezone = CST |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = |area_code_type = Area code |area_code = 785 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 20-16075[1] |blank1_name = GNIS ID |blank1_info = 0484597[1] |website = }}Covert is an unincorporated community in Covert Township, Osborne County, Kansas, United States.[1] HistoryCovert was founded and laid out in 1880. At its height, the population was 150.[2] A post office was opened at Covert in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961.[3] The town is known for the 1923 discovery of the Covert Meteorite, and for "the unsolved murders of the Albert Kaser family in 1928".[4] Bill and Marlene Murphy of Covert received a 40-year Length of Service Award for their work as precipitation observers for the National Weather Service[5] GeographyClimateThe 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] EducationCovert's rural high school district was organized in 1915. The high school burned down in 1951, and was closed permanently the following year.[2] The school mascot was Covert Coyotes.[7] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite gnis|484597|Covert, Kansas}} 2. ^1 {{Cite web| title = Covert| work = ghosttowns.com| accessdate = 5 March 2014| url = http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ks/covert.html}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:OB |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=21 June 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009132855/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3AOB |archivedate=9 October 2013 |df= }} 4. ^{{Cite web| title = Covert, Kansas - a murder story| work = Dead towns of Kansas| accessdate = 5 March 2014| date = 28 September 2012| url = http://kansasghosttowns.blogspot.com/2012/09/covert-kansass-murder-story.html}} - {{Cite book| edition = First| publisher = Ad Astra Publishing| isbn = 9781606140130| last = Kennedy| first = Mona Winder| title = Covert, Kansas: the evolution of a ghost town, from the beginning-- to the memories| location = Osborne, Kansas| year = 2012}} - {{Cite web| last = Bostick| first = Mark| title = Nininger's Covert - Collector's Corner| work = Meteorite Times Magazine Articles - Meteorites & Tektites, Meteorite Dealers, Links & Classifieds| accessdate = 5 March 2014| year = 2002| url = http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2002/December/colectors_corner.htm}} 5. ^{{Cite web| title = Covert Kansas Observers Receive 40 Year Length of Service Award| work = National Weather Service Forecast Office, Hastings, NE| accessdate = 5 March 2014| url = http://www.crh.noaa.gov/gid/?n=40yrlosawardcovert}} 6. ^Climate Summary for Covert, Kansas 7. ^"Portis School News", Portis Independent, 23 November 1939, p.1 Further reading
| edition = First | publisher = Ad Astra Publishing | isbn = 9781606140130 | last = Kennedy | first = Mona Winder | title = Covert, Kansas: the evolution of a ghost town, from the beginning-- to the memories | location = Osborne, Kansas | year = 2012 }} External links
| title = Covert Kansas - an Osborne County ghost town | work = Dead towns of Kansas | accessdate = 5 March 2014 | date = 1 October 2012 | url = http://kansasghosttowns.blogspot.com/2012/10/covert-kansas-osborne-county-dead-town.html }}
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