Attica, Kansas

**Attica** is a town in Harper County, Kansas, United States.  In 2020, 516 people lived there. The town was named after the historical area of Attica, in Greece.

## History

Land for the City of Attica was bought in late June 1884. It became the end of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway.  The town was incorporated on February 16, 1885, and 1,500 people lived there. More people came to Attica until the Cherokee Outlet in northern Oklahoma was opened by a Land run in 1893. Many people moved south to that area.

On May 12, 2004, the town was damaged by an F4 tornado. It was shown on an episode of Shockwave on the History Channel.

## Geography

Attica is at  (37.242124, -98.227489). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Weather

Attica has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Attica has a humid subtropical climate, shortened to "Cfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 516 people, 218 households, and 127 families living in Attica. Of the households, 72.9% owned their home and 27.1% rented their home.

The median age was 47.6 years. Of the people, 90.1% were White, 2.1% were Native American, 0.4% were Asian, 1.6% were from some other race, and 5.8% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.8% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 626 people, 246 households, and 155 families living in Attica.

### 2000 census

The 2000 census says that there were 636 people, 254 households, and 154 families living in Attica.

## Education

Attica is served by USD 511 Attica Public Schools. The Attica High School mascot is the Bulldogs.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Attica
- Attica - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 511, local school district
- Maps
- Attica City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Attica, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Harper_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Attica_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Harper County, Kansas, Harper County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Harper Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Harper County, Kansas, Harper County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Harper County, Kansas, Harper
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1884
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1885
- **named for**: Attica
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.63
- **area land sq mi**: 0.63
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 1.64
- **area land km2**: 1.64
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1453
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 516
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67009
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-03100
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2394019