Coffeyville

Coffeyville
/kaw"fee vil', kof"ee-/, n.
a city in SE Kansas. 15,185.

* * *

      city, Montgomery county, southeastern Kansas, U.S., on the Verdigris River. Founded in 1869, it was named for James A. Coffey, a pioneer settler. During the early 1870s, following the completion of a railroad, Coffeyville became a major shipping point for Texas cattle and later developed into an important trading and industrial centre. It is located in the mid-continent gas and oil field (natural gas was discovered there in 1892) and is the seat of Coffeyville Community College (1923). The Dalton Defenders Museum in Coffeyville commemorates local citizens who in October 1892 died in a gun battle with the Dalton Brothers, local desperadoes. Montgomery State Fishing Lake is located northwest of the city. Inc. 1872. Pop. (1990) 12,917; (2000) 11,021.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Coffeyville — Coffeyville …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Coffeyville — Coffeyville, KS U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 11021 Housing Units (2000): 5550 Land area (2000): 7.055433 sq. miles (18.273486 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.055433 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Coffeyville, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 11021 Housing Units (2000): 5550 Land area (2000): 7.055433 sq. miles (18.273486 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.055433 sq. miles (18.273486 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Coffeyville — 37° 02′ 16″ N 95° 37′ 35″ W / 37.037778, 95.626389 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Coffeyville — Original name in latin Coffeyville Name in other language CFV State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 37.0373 latitude 95.61637 altitude 227 Population 10295 Date 2011 05 14 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Coffeyville Community College — Established 1923 Type Community President Linda Moley (interim) Academic staff 80 Undergraduates 1,772 …   Wikipedia

  • Coffeyville Resources — LLC, formerly known as the COOP Refinery, is a company which owns an oil refinery in Coffeyville, Kansas. The refinery is owned and operated by Coffeyville Resources Refining Marketing, LLC, The refinery employs 415 people and produces… …   Wikipedia

  • Coffeyville Resources LLC — also known as the COOP Refinery is now owned and operated by Coffeyville Resources Refining Marketing, LLC, this state of the art refinery employs 415 people and produces approximately 2.1 million gallons of gasoline per day, and 1.7 million… …   Wikipedia

  • Coffeyville, Kansas — Coffeyville Coffeyville Pays  États Unis État …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Coffeyville (Kansas) — Coffeyville Coffeyville Pays  États Unis État …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”