Dwight

History

Dwight had its start in the year 1887 by the building of the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway through that territory. It was named for Dwight Rathbone, the owner of the original town site. Dwight was incorporated as a city in 1903. The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway was foreclosed in 1891 and taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad, merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island". A post office was established in Dwight on March 19, 1887.

Geography

Dwight is located at (38.844602, -96.594935). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  134
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  80
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  71
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  70
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  68
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  59
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  55
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  53

Largest nearby schools

• White City Elem
  Elementary · White City · 126 students · 11.5:1 ratio
• White City High
  High · White City · 47 students · 11.8:1 ratio